The beautiful boy is sleeping in his crib. I’ve already eaten breakfast, checked email. So, now, do I shower or do I blog? (Well, clearly, you know the answer.) The thing is, I want to shower. I neeeeeeed to shower.…
Author: calm mama
the expanding coo-niverse
When it began, it began with an “oh.” Sometimes it was so soft, it was barely a whisper. More like an out breath. Tiptoeing past his lips as he held them for a long time in position, rounded open; with…
i heart liz @ house of h
Hi all, I’m co-hosting a virtual baby shower for my friend Liz over at the house of h! The party is on. And a stork mug giveaway is at stake too, just for extra gifting fun. Go HERE to see…
not so still lifes
Lunch at Chez Panisse. At first, the boy is sleeping. We get as far as the oysters, six, on a bed of ice, champagne and shallot mignonette, how can anything taste so salty and delicate and slippery-sweet? “I can’t believe…
baby’s firsts: high culture and art
This is how we spent our belated Valentine’s Day… Baby’s first lunch at Chez Panisse: * and * Baby’s first comic book convention: Before you ask… NO, that is not my husband in the storm trooper costume. This was also…
how right she is
So, about that Psychic Chiropractor… Newer readers of this blog may have missed earlier mentions. Here are a few posts that refer: knowing and not knowing yet a-ha moment babycare class She doesn’t use the term. She calls herself a…
eclipsed
I was driving to pick up take-out Vietnamese food and talking on the cell phone with friend Jenny who informed me about the eclipse that was happening RIGHT THEN. I was too tired to bother. After that lovely start to…
12 weeks and 2 days: all is well-er
Just when I get to complaining, he changes again! Last night the boy slept 7 straight hours. SEVEN!!! And then nursed a bit, and slept for 3 more!!! This morning he is all smiles and gurgles and yet more present…