I mean, for me. The boy is sleeping. Went down like a champ after his mid-night feed, even though his eyes were open and he was being a bit smiley and flirty. Lights out, pacifier in, and off he went.…
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good, bad, ugly, good
Good: I went on a job interview yesterday. Brought the boy with me. The interviewer had a 3-y-o boy herself and didn’t hesitate on the phone when I asked if I could bring him. I arrived and she said “I…
do i shower or do i blog?
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.…
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…
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…
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…
12 weeks and all is almost well
Once again, I’ve been foiled by hope. I really need to stop expecting things to change on a schedule. Certainly it feels like an accomplishment to have gotten this far. 12 weeks, woo hoo! But as it always happens, as…