E constantly speaks to me with "da" and "ba." You can tell she is trying to mimic the rhythm and sentence structure of the English language by the pauses in her speech and the length of her syllables. A typical statement might be "da, da, da, daaaaa . . . ba-ba ba da-da da da daaa ( Read more... )

I have been a total insomniac lately. I don't know why but I cannot fall asleep. All night I toss and turn. Over and over and over ( Read more... )

I can't believe it has been raining so much this morning. C. let me sleep in a few extra hours and during that time it apparently stormed and the electricity went out. I had ear plugs in so I heard nothing ( Read more... )

1.What is your full name now? Nancy Lynn -- I'll leave you guessing as to my last name ( Read more... )

Ten years ago: First summer away from home. Lived in a co-op that was pretty much squalor. Craziest summer of my life. My friend Paulie lived with me and we experimented with all kinds of illicit drugs. Because of said experimentation, I got freakishly skinny. Partying was so much fun that I quit my first real job, selling advertising in the ( Read more... )

I'm always amazed that just when you think it's impossible to feel more love, your heart somehow finds the capacity to expand. Every day I fall more in love with my daughter. She's at such an amazing age right now and she's just incredibly fun. Every day my resentment over staying at home begins to fade and is replaced with a feeling of blessing ( Read more... )

Last night was fun but C and I are so out of practice. We tried to go to Vespaio but there was an hour and a half wait, so we headed to South Congress Cafe instead. The food was pretty good and reasonably priced; we splurged and had an apetizer, salads, entrees, and a desert. We also split a delicious bottle of wine. By the end of dinner I was ( Read more... )

Last night was my first ESL class. I spent most of the day being nervous and perusing my notes over and over - truly a ridiculous amount of preparation for one student who barely speaks English. I was worried about making the class last three hours; I was worried about my ability to teach; I was pretty much worried about anything and everything ( Read more... )

I am so exhausted today. In fact, I think everyone in this household is exhausted. This weekend we took a whirlwind trip up to Dallas to visit the in-laws. We left Saturday morning, drove 4 hours, and then came back yesterday. The ride back was hell. E screamed for 3 out of the 4 hours; the AC would only work for 15 minutes at a time and it ( Read more... )

Now that E can flip around on will, every nap has become an epic battle. I've finally decided that she needs to learn how to flip to her tummy when she's ready for sleep. I can't keep going in there and doing it for her. The next few weeks are going to suck. It's going to be sleep training all over again ( Read more... )