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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Ash...
Long time, no see! How are you doing? How is that beautiful boy of yours? Update us on your life. 
Re: Ash...
:::butting in::: loved reading your birth story on your blog :::butting out:::
Our little guy eats constantly (he's gained a full 2 pounds in his first 4 weeks!) and is really alert, so I don't do much more than hang out with him these days. That works out well, though, since I'm sort of obsessed with him anyway
How are (all of) you? I've lurked a little here and there, but feel very behind with MN happenings.
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Thanks so much! I'm impressed that you read the whole thing haha--I had such a hard time cutting it down.
I probably should have posted some of those pictures on MN but oh well. For anyone who is interested, we hired a birth photographer and posted a pretty little video slideshow here: http://ash-and-matt.blogspot.com/2011/10/jakes-birth.html.
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Thanks Mary! The pictures of M are my favorite. He's the best.
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It reads very quickly.
Hanging in there with nursing...it gets much better after 6 weeks. It seems to finally click for the baby and mom starts to feel like a human being again.
If Jake is having issues sorting out night and day, set up a bedtime routine for night and do it every night. It's been our experience that the routine makes all the difference. That's all my unsolicited advice.
They were beautiful! What a great husband you have.
I'll take it! Especially the nursing encouragement. He's a little barracuda baby and it's been painful. The pain has been getting better, but slowly. We've been working on the bedtime routine thing and I think it's helping. Last night, he slept from 10 until 6:30, minus his typical 1-3 a.m. party time. For some reason, that's when he thinks it's most fun to stare at mom and smile and be all sorts of cute. I try to tell him that daytime is play time and nighttime is sleep time, but he doesn't quite believe me yet.
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I've read it like 3 times
That slideshow is so beautiful!
He's perfect!
I second SgtM's advice. A bedtime routine should make a huge difference. We also made it a house rule to not talk to S after bedtime. Diaper changes and feedings in the night were done with a minimum of eye contact and talking to try to keep him drowsy and not stimulate him.
I also second her encouragement with the nursing. It does get better, you are almost over the hump!! Also, if you have persistent issues the ladies on the BFing board on TB are really knowledgeable (sp?) and helpful.
This is both terrifying to me and hilarious! I loved the slideshow!!