We moved FH from the bassinet; he was getting too big for it anyway, and the hope was that he would sleep better in the crib. Seems to be working. Tonight I put him in it, and he went straight to sleep. Not one peep. Last night he slept from 8 p.m. to midnight, ate, [...]
FH is seven months old tomorrow, and he has not slept through the night yet. (Do you hear my cry of agony!) In fact, he hasn’t even come close–four hours at one time is about the longest he has ever gone. We’ve tried just about everything–feed him more, feed him less, go to bed earlier/later, [...]
I had such a good day today! It’s probably one of the most enjoyable days I have had in a long time. W and LM went to West Virginia this morning, so FH and I had a relaxing morning. Went to Kohls and got a few things–extra 20% off. Had lunch with the sisters and [...]
Question: What is going on in the picture below? a) a mess that would drive any self-respecting mother nuts b) styrofoam scattered on the floor c) corn for the deer to eat tonight Answer: C, of course. Isn’t it obvious? (If you look closely, you can see a large Porter Cable box in the room [...]
With LM, I tried numerous times to carry him in a sling and in the baby carrier. Try as I might, I just never quite got the hang of it. I was not comfortable, nor was he. When FH came, I decided to give the carriers another try. He, much more than LM, demands to [...]
On the 12th, W and I celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary. During those seven years, we have: bought a house renovated said house gotten a dog had a baby sold house bought another house had another baby lost both maternal grandmothers switched jobs traveled far and near eaten, laughed, and cried together Can’t wait to [...]
I did not change my name when we got married. It seemed like an unnecessary hassle, and I would be going from an easy to spell and to say name to one that always has to be spelled for people and is always mispronounced. I’ve been thinking lately though about changing it. Now with the [...]
The stash of liquid gold. Twenty-five bags of buffer between me and my child’s starvation as I go back to work on Monday. A bit melodramatic, I know. FH is not going to starve, but anyone who has worked and breastfeed exclusively knows how important it is to have reserves. There will be days that [...]
See this cute little dog? She was the central character in my terrible dream last night. I dreamt that our family was on vacation in Kansas. We were walking along and came to the crest of a hill. Looking down, we saw a small pond with some ducks in it. The pond wasn’t really picturesque; [...]
With LM’s fall birthday, he will not start kindergarten until he is almost six. He, therefore, has the next two years of preschool. He is going one day a week for half a day this year, and we hope to increase that next year. I also wanted to do a bit more at home with [...]
