Now that Matilda is more predictable in terms of sleep, we decided to look for a date-night sitter. I used care. com so that I could screen by people who had CPR certification, if they could complete a sentence, and by how much they charge. I didn't plan on spending $10 an hour for someone to watch tv and listen to the baby monitor while Matilda ( Read more... )

I'm annoyed. I returned the coat my mother got Allan at Target today. She PURPOSELY left the price tag on it to say $80. I remember several occasions where she unwrapped gifts because she wasn't sure she cut the price off of them. I knew it was on there for a reason. Yep. She got it on clearance for $40, took off the red ticket, and left the ( Read more... )

My parents came to visit on Saturday. They were supposed to get here at 11, but when I called at 10, my father said it would be closer to 2:30/3:00. Fine. When Matilda woke up at 1:30, we decided we needed lunch and milk for the next day. (My mother told me they were staying upstairs on an air mattress earlier in the week. I told her they ( Read more... )

this year, i have no crazy family stories to share because i stayed the hell away. matilda is too little to spend somewhere between 5 and 12 hours in a car (depending on traffic), and there is no need for me to drive my family to visit people that make me want to jump off of tall buildings. instead, i had a classic conversation with my mother and ( Read more... )

I guess it's been awhile. I have lots to post about my craptastic family, but, since they're coming to visit again on Friday, that can wait.

Matilda went to vote for the first time this month. She was able to nap while we waited in line for 3 hours and I counted down the days until we move. (Don't get me wrong, I was in line with an entire ( Read more... )

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my family came to visit last weekend. mom, dad, and grandmother. i asked them to wait a couple of weeks because allan's mom just left, but i guess my vote doesn't count. fine. i cleaned up everything despite the lack of sleep due to a baby that was still not on schedule. nothing was on the floor, i dusted, allan vacuumed, it was spotless. i ( Read more... )

Matilda Ola Lee was born on August 5th at 4:23pm weighing 4 pounds 14 ounces via emergency c-section.

I started having contractions on Sunday afternoon that were 8 minutes apart through Monday. On Tuesday, they became somewhat painful. I called my doctor's office and the nurse told me to go to labor and delivery at the hospital once they were 6 ( Read more... )

i had a dream that i left some maternity pants in james z's car and he was completely disgusted with them. he said that he went online to look at maternity pants and they still made him very uncomfortable. i showed him that i was wearing normal pants, but they were unbuttoned. you'd think that would make him more uncomfortable ( Read more... )

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