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As baby grows, I can definitely feel the fact he's got less room to move and groove. This week I've actually seen his feet push against my tummy (up near my ribs) and stick out. I just push them back in.
Today I've noticed that when I'm on the phone, he squirms around a lot. I wonder if he is...
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Today is Oct. 21, which means I am one month from my due date of Nov. 21. Of course, if all goes as "planned." Which I hear never does. The baby could be here sooner. Or it could be here later. I have no expectations — only that the baby will come at some point :)
Saturday night,...
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It was on October 3 of last year that my son, Samuel, was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. Since then he has also been diagnosed with High Functioning Autism, which some say is interchangeable, others say no, the two are quite different.
I went through my writings for the year and pulled...
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As we research baby sleeping arrangements, we are having a hard time deciding what to do. Maybe some of you parents out there have advice.
Of course, we would like a crib for the baby's room. But for the first couple of months, we'd like the baby to sleep in the bedroom with us. So what do we...
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We are back in the grind of our school year. My oldest daughter is in 5th grade, my stepdaughter is in 1st grade, and my husband is back to work at a local elementary school, but this year I'm not heading back to school. It's the first time I haven't had my own classroom in 7...
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Well, folks, I am really gaining weight now. I just weighed myself and I am up to 181 pounds. (I'm not shy to share!) My lowest during the pregnancy has been 163, after all the sickness and throwing up. I started the pregnancy at 172.
But "The Book" (how I refer to "What to Expect...
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Amidst all the hubbub yesterday of shopping and getting ready for a friend's barbecue, James and I took a few quiet moments to appreciate HIM for being a wonderful friend, companion and future father. He has been there for me every step so far, and I know he'll continue to be until we are no long...
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I had the chance to visit with my mom this weekend as she and I met up in Tehachapi at my uncle's cabin. Now that I'm pregnant, I had lots of questions:
How much did I weigh when I was born? 7 pounds, something (I don't remember! I'll have to ask her again.)
How much did you gain when you were...
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Being you are a resident here on Raising Bakersfield, you probably have or are going to have a kid shortly. For many it may be your first, for many you may already have experience.
For those that have experience, you may already settle along the lines of what I'm about to blog about: whether or...
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I started Sunday thinking, wow, next year I'll be an actual mom on Mother's Day. I ended the day thinking, wow, I already am a mom, in a way.
My love and I spent the afternoon with his family, where we got to surprise his parents with the news that we are pregnant. James made a very cute T-shirt...
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Never had much use for them. In fact, I've never even opened one, including all the ones given to me by well-meaning friends or relatives who put their creativity aside when shopping for father's day gifts. I firmly (maybe "stubbornly" is a better word?) believe that no two...
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So my sweet darling Katelyn continues to have raging out-bursts, no big surprise. But her behavior today was a bit more alarming. She bit me 3 times. She did it twice last night too. She went through an ugly month like this at about 12 months old, so I thought we were...
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A conversation I had with Katelyn (18 months old) two mornings ago.
Me: Katie, you wanna have some breakfast?!
Katelyn: Yeah...
Me: Do you want some cereal?
Katelyn: No... (said in her cute way)
Me: Do you want some bread?
Katelyn: No... (not sounding so cute now)
Me: Do you want some...
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I often think about what kind of inheritance I will leave for my daughter and our children to come. And I'm not talking about a monetary inheritance. No, I think about the core stuff - spiritual, emotional, intellectual . . . inheritance. I believe we pass along so much to our...
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Hello, everyone, I'm Louis Medina, faith and families general assignment reporter for The Bakersfield Californian, but on this site, my user name is LouieLou.
Anyway, we, The Bakersfield Californian family of publications — Web-based and print — are very excited about the new baby in...
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This falls in the "Kids say the darndest things" category. My son, Layton, says a lot of entertaining things. Depending on the subject matter, my wife and I either laugh, gasp, blush, or scold. For this one, we could only stare at each other in amazement, realizing...
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Hello!
My name is Rhiannon Solorzano and I am very excited to join RaisingBakersfield.com. My husband, Alex, and I moved to Bakersfield, from Ontario, CA, in 2004. We really wanted to own a home, start a photography business and start a family and just couldn't see it happening...
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