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Delivery Week - Part 2

Big Brother / Little Sister

A couple of weeks ago now, Jaxon had his first opportunity to hold his baby sister. Below, a video marks that event. Jaxon has been very protective of Ruby or at least the idea of Ruby. A 3-year-old is naturally unpredictable so it’s weird for me to take a step back: relax, relate, release and […]

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For the Love of Jaxon

Lara and I are frequently amazed by the maturity of our first born son and no, we don’t mean Luke the Cat. It’s important to explain to you the beauty of Jaxon. He appears to be the most popular kid in daycare while always commanding any room he enters. He has a smile that can […]

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Hospital Visit Result

8:20pm – As of this post, the D&C procedure discussed in the last post was successful. Lara is fine and is resting at home. Not that there’s much rest happening with a toddler and newborn. The provider who performed the procedure called me this afternoon to discuss the results. She said that they removed “most” […]

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Medical Procedural Drama

For the last few weeks after birth, Lara has felt queasy, nauseous, and otherwise bad. March 15th, she went to the hospital emergency room and confirm that she has products of conception remaining in her uterus. At the time of this posting, Lara is in a packed waiting room that “reeks of weed and cigarettes” […]

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An ER Visit is Never Fun – Unless Clooney is in it

Unlike the landmark television show, which is entertaining, Lara needed to visit the ER last Friday. An ER visit is especially unwanted in the same week you bring home your infant. In the intervening days after being discharged and the ER visit had complained that she has been bleeding from her vaginal area for more […]