Today’s baby is fairly calm, and currently in the midst of a three-hour-plus nap. Last night was horrendous. So it goes. In a play I saw once about mental illness, one of the characters described borderline personality disorder this way:…
Author: calm mama
new day, old baby
Now we’re back to the old fussy baby who won’t sleep even when he wants to. He’s down, he’s up, he’s down, he’s up… he’s a miserable wreck. Grrrrrrrr.
new day, new baby
The baby of today bears little or no resemblance to Thursday’s child. Could you tell that yesterday’s post ended abruptly? I was going to write all about breaking down, but was too tired and broke down to tell the story.…
this post had a lot of different titles
… as I wrote it in my head throughout the day. For example, right now, it should be called “de-lurk before i do something drastic,” as I have just found out that at least one blogger has declared this national…
how many licks?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop? How many roads must a man walk down? And how many times can a baby spit up on one adorable waffle cotton striped hoodie…
now we’re cooking
After weeks of meals brought by friends, meals bought from the steam table at Whole Foods, meals to-go from various local restaurants, we are indeed, in fact, cooking. A few nights ago, I took the meatballs and peas recipe and…
this stuff happens to other people but not to me
So Scott and I went the wonderful store today where you can get baby gear AND nursing bras and I got re-fitted for mine. At the register, I ran into a woman whom I recognized from prenatal yoga. Her bundle…
friday’s child was super cranky
Which one will be full of mirth? Yesterday was ridiculously difficult. Back to marathon nursing, but punctuated by MARATHON crying. And little or no napping ALL FREAKING DAY. I felt like a superhero everytime I would swaddle or moby him,…