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I ignored the advice of my daughter’s doctor

March 21, 2013 at 03:29

Mama Lewis

Today on the BabyCenter Blog, I discussed how sometimes it is inappropriate for me to follow a doctor’s advice. Not all the time, just sometimes. But, I seem to have unwittingly given lots of paranoid mothers the rationale to not vaccinate their children. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. I intended to [...]

How happy can a half-brained beauty be? (VIDEO)

March 8, 2013 at 14:32

Mama Lewis

Next month, May will be four years old. (Deep breath, people!) Our half-brained beauty has impressed us all with her progress since she was a baby, but what of her happiness? Frequently, people ask me how May is, and I immediately say, “She is very happy.” Many parents must wonder, at the first diagnosis, how [...]

May’s 10 minutes of fame STOLEN by Blur

February 22, 2013 at 17:39

Mama Lewis

It’s hard to keep a good girl down. Sure, I can say that I won’t let May work in television until she is 16 years old, but how do I stop her? When the Brit Awards come calling you don’t turn them away. Especially when they are raising money for the music therapy charity Nordoff-Robbins, [...]

Why I’m abandoning therapies for cuddles

January 4, 2013 at 21:44

Mama Lewis

More of this! (May at six months old)

At some point, towards the end of 2012, I fell into a therapy funk. I stopped doing as much physio at home as I should. I stopped giving May a spoon to hold during her meals. Stopped showing her bright lights in our darkened bathroom while she took her evening bath. It wasn’t conscious. I [...]

3 things I forgot about May, until I read this

September 10, 2012 at 22:10

Mama Lewis

December 2010, a week before this post was published

Whaddya hear? Whaddya know? Three things I forgot about until I re-read this archive post from January 2010: How loudly May used to snort. That there ever was a pre-teething phase. The endless exercises we tried to help May hold something to her mouth. And, of course, that May is adorable. Never underestimate May’s superior [...]