At the beginning of this year, in an effort to support my resolve to blog more, I started something new: monthly takeaways. Call it a recap, a reflection or a review. The monthly takeaways are one part blog therapy and two parts a measure of the growth and progress I’ve made in my life (or not). After all, a month left behind means my son is one month older, I am one month older and therefore, hopefully, one month wiser.
My hope is that these takeaways will be fun and interactive and that you will join me by posting about your takeaways from this past month, in the comments below.
So, here goes…
My February Takeaways
1.Your pets’ food and water bowl is best not left on the ground when you have a baby who is on the move.
He's dumped the dog's water bowl on more than one occasion.
2. The world cares more about the salaciousness of Charlie Sheen then they do the atrociousness of Muammar Gaddafi.
3. Turning 33 does not mean I can no longer slurp my spaghetti.
4. I weird people out when I tell them of our plans to birth our future babies at home.
5. With the sad realization that my mom friends are no longer on maternity leave, comes the awareness of new moms pushing their strollers around town together. They are a familiar flock of seagulls who squawk about spit-up, poop and sleep deprivation. The beat goes on, I suppose. 
Just a few of mine and Mylo's friends.
6. If your pup has blood in her urine, don’t delay. Take her to the vet. ($319 later)
Last month it was blood in her poop. This month it's blood in her urine :(
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So, what are some of your takeaways from this past month? Please share them with me in the comments, I’d love to hear!
Sorry about Ella. Our cat had blood in her urine too. It’s never a good sign.
Ella has been our problem child since day one. Hopefully a course of antibiotics will work it out, if not, we can only assume the worse
~Ree