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Either for work or fun, I have drawn every day for as long as I can remember. When in 2012 I gave birth to our newborn baby, it was very natural for me to reach for a pencil and do my funny doodles. It was a wonderful, magical, challenging, knackering first year.

Each day of being a mom seemed to bring with it a new challenge or breathtaking developmental milestone. I didn’t want to forget any of it, even the silliest everyday problems. I’d scribble things down as my baby napped. It was often cathartic to make light of situations that were often challenging at the time. By the end of the first year of having a child, I realized I had amassed quite a pile of funny drawings. Badgered by friends and family, I decided to try and get them published and tell my story of raising a kid.

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#1

Sweet dreams

Sweet dreams

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MargotArtner
Community Member
11 years ago

oh yes!

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    #2

    Small victories

    Small victories

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    #3

    Sleep training: as baby drifts off, gently remove breast

    Sleep training: as baby drifts off, gently remove breast

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    LouiseChristy
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    Spot on

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    #4

    Having a baby doesn't change you

    Having a baby doesn't change you

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    LianeFleury
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    Hahahaha. Love this!!!

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    #5

    The joy of long car journeys

    The joy of long car journeys

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    LiliD.Harutyunyan
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    Great job Lucy! Awesome! :)))

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    #6

    Guests are coming

    Guests are coming

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    ArchieMoore
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    My place looks like that and I don't have any kids...

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    #7

    Getting ready to leave

    Getting ready to leave

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    KatieTalbot
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    And that's when you realize you forgot to put shoes on first!

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    #8

    Gender scan

    Gender scan

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    YolopopTai
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    Middle finger? xD

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    #9

    Date night

    Date night

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    NicolaEvans
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    Hahaha

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    #10

    And the rest of the day is your own

    And the rest of the day is your own

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    MagalieCooper
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    Love your realism

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    #11

    A truly extraordinary poo

    A truly extraordinary poo

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    McAlexis
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    I called that type of poop, the ten wipes level!

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    #12

    Slice of homemade cake?

    Slice of homemade cake?

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    MargotArtner
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    That´s exactly how I felt!

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    #13

    Breastfeeding in public

    Breastfeeding in public

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    LauB.Castro
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    Meh, I feed my baby wherever and whenever she wants!

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    #14

    Actual torture

    Actual torture

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    #15

    How early is too early?

    How early is too early?

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    sctntxtn13
    Community Member
    11 years ago

    Staying single....as long as possible....

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