Monthly Archives: March 2010

An N-O day

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Amy Gulli

One night last week, I was on the phone with my Mom, telling her that my sweet Mr. Noah has fully embraced this 2-year-old thing. When I hung up with her, I noticed Noah’s “cuddle gram” from the sitter that … Continue reading →

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Wendy’s vs. McDonald’s

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Amy Gulli

On Friday night, nobody in my house felt like cooking dinner — not even Noah, who loves donning an apron and stirring stuff — so we started the “where do you want to go eat?” discussion. “How ’bout the Marketplace … Continue reading →

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Baby slings now recalled

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Here’s an update to the post I put up the other day about two product safety issues the Consumer Product Safety Commission was warning people about: More than 1 million Infantino infant slings recalled By JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press … Continue reading →

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Random moments

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Here’s a selection of random moments from my life in the past two or three weeks: Noah and me standing at the edge of the creek in our yard, warm sunshine pouring down on us and our toes squishing in … Continue reading →

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Two product safety issues

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Amy Gulli

In case you haven’t seen these, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has two pretty major issues listed on its site: Harmony high chairs recalled by Graco: 1.2 million chairs have been recalled because they pose a fall hazard. About 24 … Continue reading →

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Shoes and hair, please

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Noah’s got two things he especially loves about me right now: My long hair and my high-heeled shoes. If I put my hair up into a ponytail, he points to my head and says, “No, Mom, no, hair, no up!” … Continue reading →

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Sammy’s double whammy

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Amy Gulli

After almost four weeks of coughing and sneezing and wiping snot dribbling from her nose, Sammy went to see Dr. Baker today. The trip was precipitated by a screaming episode Saturday night. We were visiting friends when Sam suddenly said … Continue reading →

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Did he say yes?

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Noah has two loves right now: 1. Light switches. Oh, the fun of on-off-on-off-on-off-on-off-on-off-on-off-on-off-on-off! 2. Jumping off stuff — like the ottoman, or kitchen chairs, or his changing table … On Friday, I got to spend some quality time alone … Continue reading →

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The old man in me

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Sam has been a trifle trying lately. Actually, what am I saying? It hasn’t been lately. It’s been since she was about 4 years old. She can argue anything. Anything. Who rented the movie? What’s for lunch today at school? … Continue reading →

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I’m not worthy

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Noah is at such an adorable age right now that I can hardly stand it. He’s got a chubby toddler belly that he sticks out when he walks or runs. He’s the perfect size to scoop up and smooch. His … Continue reading →

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