A couple weeks ago, we took our baby to the pediatrician for her nine month check-up. It was a routine exam: height and weight, peering into the baby’s mouth and nose. Our daughter, who is the type of kid who likes to show off her new tricks, decided it was the perfect moment to debut […]
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Last weekend my daughters experienced an important rite of passage: ear piercing. They were determined to get their ears pierced after watching the 1998 version of “The Parent Trap,” where Lindsay Lohan, playing a pair of twins, plunges a needle into her sister’s ear at summer camp. The girls wondered if they would scream like Lohan
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When it comes to baby milestones, everyone talks about crawling and walking. But our 6.5-month-old daughter has just unlocked a less championed, but still game-changing, new ability. She can sit up on her own. Our baby has never liked lying on her back. She’s prone to reflux, and in the early colicky weeks, digestion seemed
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