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DEAR SELF
In the future, DO NOT EVER offhandedly remark about how easy/simple/straightforward ANYTHING that relies on temperment (baby's, mom's, dad's, grandma's...) was for you to a new mom. This is harrasment on the lowest level and probably will only make yourself feel good/superior for like a minute but will cause infinite misery/stress/worry/fury for ( Read more... ) -
Good day. Good kid. Tired now. Fwump.
Saw Kayo and Linda downtown; piroshkies and catching up. Leta very good, pretty quiet but allowed hugs and played with them after a little bit of shy ( Read more... ) -
Dear 6 Month Sleep Regression,
EFFFFFFFFF YOOOOOOOOUUUUUUU ( Read more... ) -
Half year.
She's now 6 months old...and a bit ( Read more... ) -
When /I'm/ a parent, I'll never do XYZ...
...well, if only XYZ had been 'update journal', I'd be pretty close. I can barely keep up with Facebook, let alone my email. Slowwwwly becoming human again, as opposed to a monster that only emerges from her cave to make panicky calls to the pediatrician and fail miserably at A Nice Meal Out, Come On, She'll Fall Asleep In The Car ( Read more... ) -
Whoops.
Been a while ( Read more... ) -
Imminent...or maybe not...
Stillllll waiting ( Read more... ) -
Holding pattern
No baby yet, and it could be a few weeks still. However, come hell or high water, she will be out by the first, since that's "42 weeks" and the medical community doesn't like prolonging gestation past that (that's when the midwives would be 'obliged' to transfer me to standard care...aka chemical induction and/or C-section...of course, the ladies ( Read more... ) -
Wiped out. By awesome.
Friday, Colleen came over and we hung out for a while and then she went with me to my midwife appointment, which was nice. Taylor (midwife) let her hear the heartbeat and feel the baby (who is apparently really low now, which explains my newfound ability to breathe without getting lightheaded again...and my newfound need for a bathroom every 15 ( Read more... ) -
I Am Whale
Feel huge. Still able to tie my own shoes...barely ( Read more... )