as in demolition crew.
as in demo-ing a 10′x15′x3′ area of cement outside the window behind me.
as in demolishing my capacity for creativity.
as in need to demobilize the babies from the house as quickly as possible because it sounds as if their world is crumbling in all around them. (UPDATE: the babies have now been moved [...]
Dear Harrison,
You are five months old almost six months old now (I know I know - a few days is acceptable… but, almost a month late - my ticket to mommy-hell just got upgraded to first-class).
When you were about four weeks old a client/friend told us that he and his wife thought that five months [...]
I just dropped a bottle filled with about 3 ounces of breastmilk.
- I will pause so that any breastfeeding mothers out there can catch their collective breaths -
I spilled the milk onto the counter and a dirty dishtowel. After my heart started back up I thought about how I could just squeeze the milk back [...]
Nicole and Kara win the big prize!
The boy was a monkey. Pretty mundane, but, super cute. The costume which was store-bought by his lazy-ass parents, worked out to cost about $3/minute. But, it was totally worth it.
Listening: White Rabbits
Night #2 Summary:
crying: 20 minutes (I knew he had a wet diaper - should have checked earlier), changed diaper then left… crying starts all over - 30 minutes more
check-ins: just the one - to change the diaper
total sleep: 9 hours - eat - 2 hours
Nap #1 Summary:
crying: 10 minutes (wet diaper), changed diaper then left… [...]
2:30pm: rice cereal
2:45: read a book, check diaper, then nurse
2:55: lay in crib…cry…
3:00: check-in
3:07: silence
Summary:
crying: 12 minutes
check-ins: 1 at 5 minutes
total sleep: 1 hour 15 minutes
Listening: Listening: Johnny Cash
Naps were Harrison’s main problem - I could get him to go down by nursing him if I let him fall completely to sleep and then as slowly and carefully as possible slide him into his crib. With anybody else the kid would protest for 10 or 20 minutes even. Especially with the nanny who [...]
5 1/2 months was long enough to go on coddling our little angel - time to buck-up and become a man. Time to sleep on your own, without the help of your mommy! Much to the dismay of both grandmas - we decided it was time. So, I sent Marc out to get a book, [...]
Because I am too busy picking myself up off the floor after my head exploded earlier today…
The kid SLEEPS…
ON HIS OWN!
More info on sleep training later. After my brain rearranges itself and my view of the world comes back into focus through the newly rose-colored glasses of a mom whose son sleeps… like a big [...]
Listening: Fleet Foxes (this is for you Shauna!)
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