Category: Year
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February 2007
We got another beautiful snow fall the other day. Everything is coated in crisp, white snow. Each day Bella and I attempt to get out. She loves to climb all the snow mountains. Jack: what to say about this boy? He’s a funny one. When he’s in a good mood he’s so funny. He’ll giggle […]
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January 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007 We are all freezing here. It’s just above 0 degrees. Jack can now pulls himself to standing and he continues to screech. Because he can stand he holds himself up in his crib and screams/cries like I’ve never heard before. This ‘little’ boy has a temper. Isabelle is talking in sentences […]
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December 2006
Monday, December 18, 2006 Jack is sleeping through the night!! Last week we made him cry it out. He was healthy, the teeth were out, he could roll over, he was eating plenty of solids, etc. There was no excuse. It took two nights. He now sleeps 7:00-6:00am. We now feel in control after nine […]
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October 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006 Another tragedy in the family. Mike’s step-dad passed away last week. It was a shock. These past two weeks have been ROUGH. I came down with a cold and proceeded to give it to Jack and Bella. So little sleep!! Never mind that Jack is getting his front top teeth. Jack […]
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August 2006
Sunday, August 13, 2006 It has been a while since I wrote. Mostly it’s been because I’ve been busy. Mostly because I’ve been sad. My dad passed away on July 15th. After 6 months of dealing with lung cancer, my very strong father gave his last breath. Since then it has been a whirlwind of […]
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July 2006
Tuesday July 4, 2006 Jack: Nights are getting better. Jack wakes and nurses about 2 times a night. It’s the early morning feeding at 5:00 where he stays awake that is difficult. Jack is much more alert now. He stares intently at things and can turn his head to a voice or a particular noise. […]
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May 2006
Friday, May 18, 2006 Jack: Nights are still rough with him waking every few hours. I did have one night of 4 block hours of sleep. Yeah! Jack visited the doctor for his two month. He weighs 15lbs 10oz. WOW!!! No wonder he wakes up every few hours. In two months he has more than […]
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April 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Jack is six weeks old now. He’s still fussy after he eats, but is slowly mellowing out. He has differentiated between night and day, although he still wakes up at least 4 times a night. Jack is continually gaining weight. He’s enormous. We increased the size of diapers, bu already they […]
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March 8, 2006 – John ‘Jack’ Brendan Cooney
John Byrne Cooney: Born: March 8, 2006 at 8:22pm Weight: 7lbs 7oz Length: 21 inches Unlike his sister, Jack decided to arrive twelve days early, where she had been ten days late. Unexpectedly, my labor began on Wednesday, March 8 at 1:30pm. I was due March 20th. Our bags still unpacked or names chosen, the […]
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March 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006 Jack is two weeks old. He’s more alert now and stays awake at longer intervals. Unfortunately he still wakes often in the night. Last night I probably maxed at 3 hours of sleep. He’s not cute at night when I’m so tired. On Tuesday Jack had his 2 week appointment. He […]