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    Seeking The Fruits Of Motherhood

    by Lisa August 29, 2011
    August 29, 2011

    Three weeks after my first child was born, my uncle leaned towards my husband, Mike, over the dinner table. “It would be nice,” he said, “to see something positive on …

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    Supply equals demand: Our first argument as parents

    by Lisa August 25, 2011
    August 25, 2011

    I am typing this one handed while Dominic sleeps on my left shoulder. About every twenty seconds he pops his head up and makes angry-koala-bear noises. I suspect that this …

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    It takes a village

    by Lisa August 18, 2011
    August 18, 2011

    I wrote the following on Tuesday. It’s now Thursday. C’est la vie at the moment… This time last week I was still two hours and 15 minutes from giving birth. …

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    Eviction Notice: Baby, You’re Served

    by Lisa August 7, 2011
    August 7, 2011

    To: Baby D.M. Current Residential Address: Your mother’s uterus. Dear Baby D.M., today is your due date. Pursuant to the provisions of all the laws of mammalian biology you are …

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    Breaking news

    by Lisa July 28, 2011
    July 28, 2011

    No. The baby hasn’t come yet. Yes, I’m grumpy about that (though not yet quite as grumpy as I still am about the fact that apparently he won’t be arriving …

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    What is nesting, anyway?

    by Lisa July 14, 2011
    July 14, 2011

    Last week I found myself wandering around the cute shops in Bangalow. This little town is smack in the middle of eucalypt forests and green fields filled with cows, yet …

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