Archive for February, 2009
more weaning and a bribe
Last night, Scott was doing the evening bottle and book routine with Jonah. He called out to me that Jonah was falling asleep and so he would be putting him down.
I called my friend Emily because, this was the second night in a row that he wasn’t nursing NEAR bedtime even. I could feel my [...]
Posted by calm mama on Saturday, February 28th, 2009 at 11:02 pm in baby baby baby, ec, milestones | comments »
mystery moose and a wean-y day
The other day, as I was parking in the lot at Trader Joe’s, Jonah said Moose! Moose!
I looked around, no Moose.
Just cars, trees, houses behind the lot.
We went to the park, we went shopping. A nice TJ’s employee helped us to the car with our groceries.
Moose! Moose! Moose! says Jonah.
I ask the guy, do you [...]
Posted by calm mama on Thursday, February 26th, 2009 at 11:22 pm in baby baby baby, milestones, sleep | 4 Comments »
the word i never want to blog again, and others i do
Sleep.
Can we just not need to talk about sleep anymore?
Five days ago, I wrote that I was glad the boy had nursed himself to sleep. Over the last five days, that stopped working. There was endless nursing. There was waking up in the middle of the night, demanding to nurse, nursing, and still not falling [...]
Posted by calm mama on Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 at 11:47 pm in baby baby baby, milestones, sleep | 3 Comments »
and then I taught him existential angst
I’m guilty. A few times, I said it. And he picks it up in that way that he does.
He’d be crying, fighting me on something: a diaper change, buckling into the car seat, something. Locked in a battle of wills. I’d be having one of my less-strong days. Maybe I’m crying too. And I say, [...]
Posted by calm mama on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 at 11:16 pm in baby baby baby, ec, just me, milestones | 13 Comments »
sick redux
Have we ever stopped being sick? I think there was one day last week. Fortunately, at least, Scott and I have managed to switch off worst days, and so spell each other on the childcare.
We’re pretty sure Jonah’s second round of recent stomach distress was contagious and eventually got both me and my visiting MIL, [...]