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we’ve been sleeping

…among other things which have apparently kept us from blogging.

I didn’t want to jinx it by talking about it — due to the curse of the web that takes away that which one joyfully boasts about on one’s blog as soon as one hits publish.

Jonah’s 10-hour-continuous-sleep nights have continued, lo this last week. . . . → Read More: we’ve been sleeping

a historic day (night?)

Last night, he slept 11 hours straight. No waking. Not a peep.

I’m in shock. 6:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

I was grinning like an idiot during his entire morning feeding. Scott passed the doorway of the nursery, saw my face. “Do you need something?” “Nope.” Smiled even bigger. This is NOT how I normally . . . → Read More: a historic day (night?)

6 things jonah could teach the world about being

I’m way overdue in responding to Laura’s meme tag. Been thinking about it a lot, if that counts.

This could also be titled, 6 things I love about Jonah, but I realized that if the world would take his lead on this stuff, we’d all be better people.

1. Smile widely. Not just showing more . . . → Read More: 6 things jonah could teach the world about being

i’m sorry, it varied

I know I said I wouldn’t. But if I don’t talk about it, I don’t have anything to talk about.

And anyway, the rule I set up was that unless his, you know, VARIED, from the previous two posts, I was going to give the topic a rest.

Be careful what you blog about.

That . . . → Read More: i’m sorry, it varied

sleep, coda

It’s not over until the skinny baby sleeps.

I thought I could get away with a nice sum-up and move on. But then, something happened that was different and I just had to write about sleep one more time, ONE MORE TIME, because every time I hear someone report something semi-sane about how their baby . . . → Read More: sleep, coda

sleep, the conclusion?

I haven’t used up my year of discussing sleep, but I think we’ve hit enough of a pattern over the last few days that I can sum up.

As many moms have reported — thank you for all of your comments! — letting your baby cry before bed does not necessarily mean that after three . . . → Read More: sleep, the conclusion?