we have the world's most perfect baby. but maybe it's just that i don't mind when he wakes up at 4 am and needs food. the books say i can try to "wean" him from these late, late feedings - and i've decided to try. but i really don't care. i always fall right back to sleep after. and i truly treasure every minute i get to spend with the lil guy ( Read more... )

I'm sick and it sucks. Last Thursday, i started having a sore throat. Friday i was congested and kinda achey so i went to mom's and went in the pool and hot tub. That night i got full blown laryngitis. (yah, yah, i know) I've been living on sudafed and aspirin since then. The problem is i feel ok for hours at a stretch but as soon as i do ( Read more... )

it's raining. alot. and i am sick. i haven't been sick since before i was pregnant. i forgot how much it sucks to have the flu. i'm terrified the baby's gonna get it.... but i can't stop playing with him cuz he's such a happy little cutie today.

time to sleep.

well he's 15 weeks old now. Almost 4 months on the planet. And 16lbs or more. He has a birth certificate and soon, a SIN. He'll exist in the bureaucratic plane. For good or ill ( Read more... )

Baby Evan had his first bout of cholic sunday night. I don't know how people dealt with it on a regular basis from their babies. After only 15 mins of listening to him wail in pain i was a mess. Thank god there are lots of effective remedies in the pharmacies. He got it because we tried giving him formula for the first time. NOt good. I'm ( Read more... )

When I was pregnant, the mothers I know told me becoming a mom makes you a different person - but better. I think their analysis is flawed - but is a valient attempt to explain it ( Read more... )

Evan is now 10 days old. Part of me can't believe it's 10 days already. Part of me can't believe it's only been 10 days. All of me can't believe how much fun I've been having for 10 days! I really thought the first month would suck. I assumed that some part of the process would screw up. But (knock wood) so far it's been smooth sailing. And ( Read more... )

childbirth

why is it we wish on our best friends
pain
that we wouldn't wish on our worst enemy?

Two four hour stints of straight sleep over the last 24 hours means ( Read more... )

Without getting overly graphic on a public post....and without repeating all Dana's posted ( Read more... )