CAPTAIN BABY
ONE YEAR STATS!
ONE YEAR baby stats: We have all survived the first 12 months! Below are some stats of how Baby…
April 25, 2017-
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CAPTAIN BABYSleep Training (and how we survived)
So, we started sleep “training” Averie this weekend or as it is otherwise known; how to buy a fast…
April 3, 2017 -
CAPTAIN BABY11 month Baby stats
Eleven-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 11 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
March 8, 2017 -
CAPTAIN BABYTen-month baby stats
Ten-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 10 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie has progressed…
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CAPTAIN BABYNine-month baby stats
Nine-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 9 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie has…
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RANDOM MUSINGS
2016 and Beyond…
Much of 2016 felt like struggling to cut an overripe tomato with a blunt knife. A year of sequential…
December 30, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYEight-month baby stats:
Eight-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 8 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie has…
December 12, 2016 -
RANDOM MUSINGSAnxiety is the worst.
In all honesty, I am not an optimistic, cheerful person by nature. I just tend to do a good…
December 4, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABY7 month Baby Stats
Seven-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 7 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
November 21, 2016 -
RANDOM MUSINGSGinger Beer Success
It is no secret that I love all things ginger, including ginger beer. Ginger is heaven-sent to please our…
October 24, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABY6 Month Baby Stats
Six-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 6 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
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CAPTAIN BABY1st Plane Ride
Claudine took Averie on her very first plane ride yesterday. Just a short one-hour flight to visit her parents…
October 8, 2016 -
BOOKS, HEART SURGERYGoals Update!
After my surgery last year, I boldly made a public list of the goals I hoped to achieve within…
October 1, 2016 -
HEART SURGERYKeep on valving on little pig valve
I had my post-surgery follow up with my cardiologist today. It sort of snuck up on me, and to…
September 13, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYFive-month baby stats
Five-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 20 weeks. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
September 9, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYTobermory or bust
It’s a long way to Tipperary Tobermory. We spent the last week exploring crystalline blue waters that sparkled against…
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CAPTAIN BABYFour Month Baby Stats
Four-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 16 weeks. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
August 10, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYTravelling with a baby…
I've always scoffed at the quantity of things some people pack in order to travel with babies and small…
July 16, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYThree month baby stats
Three-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 12 weeks. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
July 8, 2016 -
RANDOM MUSINGSTurn on Your Light
I never forget how lucky I am. I am blessed beyond measure and I try to never forget that.…
July 2, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYTwo-month baby stats
We have all survived the first 8 weeks. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie has progressed so…
June 8, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYThe things they don’t tell you…
Disclaimer: As with almost everything in life, everyone will have their own unique experience. This is mine. Also the…
June 2, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYboob|poop
Babies are pretty much all about the boobs and the poops. It is probably not a coincidence that these…
May 26, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABY***UPDATE*** Incisions & Fainting
***UPDATE*** Claudine seems to be capable of functioning in only one mode of late. Facking Megastar Warrior Mode. They…
May 18, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYOne-month baby stats!
We have all survived the first 4 weeks. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie has progressed so…
May 8, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYLabour.
Claudine was in labour for over 36hrs. I can barely do anything for a two-hour stretch. (With the exception…
April 25, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYand then there were 3
Being the first time parent to a new born is like drowning in a vat of maple syrup. Sticky…
April 14, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYWelcome to your adventure, baby
Welcome to your adventure, baby Averie James Craig I hope that you will stand strong against the waves of…
April 12, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABY
More to come later…
This is just a short update for now because I am not sure what day it is anymore, but…
April 8, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYMore Waiting…
Waiting to have a baby is like being packed and ready for a trip, except you have no clue…
April 6, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYDue Date & Snow
Statistically only 4% of babies are born on their actual due date. Statistically I wish it didn’t snow in…
April 5, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYWaiting and onesies
The early stages of labour are happening and things have been progressing slowly and steadily, but all this waiting…
April 3, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYToni Braxton Hicks
Waiting for anything good always feels impossible. Even waiting for bad things is hard. Overall waiting just sucks. At…
March 31, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYFuture Superhero Room
We have gotten the baby room as ready as it is ever going to be. It is clean, cozy…
March 25, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABY“Uterus Toning Tea”
Our friend Aviva recommended this raspberry tea to help “tone” the uterus and prepare for labour. I find the…
March 20, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYPineapple sized babies (37.5 weeks and counting…)
My mother was born on March 15th, 1947. In an inexplicable administrative blunder her birthday was officially registered as…
March 16, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYHospital Tour of Duty.
Week 36 and counting… Last weekend we had our official tour of the prenatal/birthing floor at Mt. Sinai. It…
March 9, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYWeek 35 and counting…
At this stage of pregnancy we visit our OB at Mt. Sinai weekly. The 35-week ultrasound showed us that…
March 5, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABYStroller Shopping is Hell
Shopping for a stroller is shockingly difficult. Modern strollers are frustratingly expensive and baffling because – to my untrained…
February 25, 2016 -
CAPTAIN BABY“Beret Feeling – Breastfeeding”
Mount Sinai hospital offers a breastfeeding (or beret feeling as autocorrect suggested) class for expectant mothers. Claudine signed us…
February 16, 2016