The kid’s two week check-up yesterday went well. He gained 1 pound, 7 ounces in twelve days. That takes him to 8lbs-8oz - from 7lbs-1 oz (his 5-day-old weight). This is another indication that he is indeed ours - the kid likes to eat!
We got assurance from the lactation consultant that vegetables do not cause [...]
Marc got to feed the kid! I will be officially handing over the reins once or twice a day to the man of the house. Thanks to science and technology, now, sitting next to me at my desk in a discreet black backpack is a motor with tubes attached to it, which get attached to [...]
It’s Sunday afternoon and I just climbed Mt. Everest. Barefoot. It was intense, terrifying and ultimately incredibly rewarding… yep, the fussing baby was soothed, by me, into a nap, in his crib, all alone in his big scary room, currently attended to only by his monitor.
Up until two days ago there was really no need [...]
I have a new found appreciation for and pride in doing the household chores. I am putting dishes away right after I use them, making the bed every morning and laundry - oh the sweet smell of laundry - the folding, the putting away - so lovely.
This is not normal for me. I hate to [...]
The three of us were up late last Saturday night - you know - drinking and listening to loud rock n’ roll music. (This was all Harrison’s idea, mind you - Marc and I thought we should just relax, open a nice bottle of pinot noir, but, nooo he had to bring out the tequila [...]
My parents are coming to town tonight. They are staying for a week. And while my dad is fretting about what on earth he is going to do while he’s here, because he can’t imagine staring at an infant for seven days, I think he may find himself surprised…time has a way of flying by [...]
For the first 9 days Harrison was eating, like clockwork, every three hours. Snuggling for a while with us and then sleeping like a drunk fraternity boy. Marc and I obviously congratulated ourselves on bringing the perfect child into the world.
But, as my mother so rudely predicted - “Just give him a few days - [...]
Harrison is sleeping in his bouncy chair on the dining room table. Marc is cooking dinner - fried rice (my request - yum) - and singing at the top of his lungs to his son - a made-up song that includes some of Harrison’s nicknames and the fact that he is “#1 - woo!”. My [...]
That I just want to lick Harrison’s little head. Or that Marc actually did and I allowed it.
Listening: Beulah
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INTERIOR - HOME IN TRAVIS HEIGHTS, AUSTIN, TX - NIGHT
Young couple settling back into their home after giving birth to their first child - a son. The wife puts the baby into the cradle and gets herself into bed. The husband is not yet in bed - he turns off a light in the [...]
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