Category Archives: Day-to-Day Minutiae

The Food Report

Posted on June 18, 2004 by benmac

Currently, the absolutely worst part about owning a baby is the feedings. Not the breast or bottle feedings — there’s nothing too tricky about that after the first couple of weeks. I’m talking about the food feedings. The three-times-a-day, get-that-the-hell-away-from-my-mouth, … Continue reading →

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Well, then how about…

Posted on May 19, 2004 by benmac

Or You’re Going to Call Your Baby What? (Part 2) I don’t recall exactly how we were drawn to Beatrix. Part of it was because it’s an older name. According to the Social Security Administration’s Popular Baby Names database, Beatrice … Continue reading →

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What do you think about…

Posted on May 18, 2004 by benmac

Or You’re Going to Call Your Baby What? (Part 1) About this time last year, we started to get serious about the whole baby name thing. We had a great list for boys, but let’s face it, Jenn was not … Continue reading →

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Pedialyte – when hummingbirds need a pick-me-up

Posted on May 12, 2004 by benmac

The advertising on the box says to use Pedialyte instead of sports drinks or juices to replace lost fluids in sick children. I’m surprised this line of thinking hasn’t been picked up outside of the dehydrated baby market. Pedialyte should … Continue reading →

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We're doing fine

Posted on May 6, 2004 by benmac

Trixie is going apeshit bonkers. She and I have been on our own for the last 36 hours because Jenn is at a 2-day conference. It’s terrible. Six o’clock rolls around and there’s no hand-off. I don’t know who’s been … Continue reading →

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All done

Posted on March 9, 2004 by benmac

Trixie has finished her medicine, and she has no problem showing us what she thought of it.

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Mount St. Trixie

Posted on February 28, 2004 by benmac

Turns out that Trixie is sick. I took her in for an unscheduled doctor visit yesterday because her left eye had been very teary for the previous 12 hours. She was perfectly happy, but pitiful to look at. Her one … Continue reading →

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There's not a lot of redundancy built into the system

Posted on February 22, 2004 by benmac

Apparently if we get sick, no new stories get posted to Trixie Update. It’s one of the downsides to not having an intern. We’ve both been sick this past week. I’ve been fighting a losing battle against a cold and … Continue reading →

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I'll never order a chocolate Frosty again

Posted on February 5, 2004 by benmac

Conventional wisdom states that babies can’t be toilet-trained until they are at least 2 years old. The reasons given for this range from the psychological to the physiological, with most agreeing that the necessary reflexes and muscle control take that … Continue reading →

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Tender Sweet Peas or Toxic Waste?

Posted on January 16, 2004 by benmac

Only a taste test can tell for sure. Trixie’s third food is the most visually compelling so far. It also has quite a peculiar viscosity: sort of frothy but also gloppy and slimy. Shoveling the green, mucky paste into her … Continue reading →

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