That when I'm laying down with Leo and nursing, sometimes when I go to tuck his feet in underneath his favorite blanket, I can't tell the difference between his feet and the satin trim on the blanket.

What do you love today?

... mostly. I had an appendectomy last weekend. Can you just believe it? Just when I thought I could start feeling normal again, BLAM. Tom and Leo spent the nights in the hospital with me and they gave me some good drugs ( Read more... )

I realized that I've forgotten to inform ljville about my flickrpics of Leo.

http://flickr.com/photos/59292718@N00

So anyway, Leo's appearance in my life has done strange things to my psyche. I'm still on a hormone crash mind you, but things make me feel sappy and protective at the drop of a hat. I've always been emotional and felt things very deeply, but never movies. Okay two. In my whole life, I've cried at two movies. In Leo's whole life, I've cried at ( Read more... )

Leo is a beautiful baby. He sleeps well, eats well, belches like his mom and farts like his dad. He's smiling at us now, especially in the mornings and with a full belly. He's starting to be much more social, and that means I am too (he's 6 weeks today). I'm starting to realize that I miss him when Tom holds him for a while... but not until he' ( Read more... )

I'm fine. Everyone is fine. We're hosting TOm's folks from TX right now. They will be here for 2 weeks, but not all at our house. The days seem to melt away from me between wanting some private time, needing to meet Leo's needs, being somewhat resentful and mostly joyful, and never feeling like anything is easy or finished. I'm exercising my ( Read more... )

Leonard Anwen Gage Brenton (Leo)

Leonard: Tom's mother's maiden (but no longer extinct) name
Anwen: Pagan/Welsh, strength; "strongest oak in the forest"

July 4, 2006
21.5", 9#
45 hours of labor (33 at home, 12 at the hospital, no emergency)
4 hours pushing, he got stuck
1 hour c-section Leave a comment  9 

Yes, I'm still pregnant. Yes, I was due last week. No, there is nothing to worry about. No, my boobs haven't stopped growing.

I'm having prodromal symptoms, I'm almost completely effaced, and the baby dropped a few days ago.

Baby Shower pics at http://flickr.com/photos/59292718@N00/

Yeah, so I just passed my thesis defense with no revisions besides technical ones (MLA citation formatting and margins for grad college requirements). And a one-page addition to my conclusion that spells out more of my point with mechanical reproduction and re-visioning the WEI ( Read more... )