Do you know what's awesome? The first real night out after having a baby. Especially when it's a Saturday night, at the beach, at a lovely restaurant, with wonderful friends. Even though you may have had anxiety all day leading up to the big event, and even though you commissioned your own grandparents to watch the baby, and insisted on leaving them approximately ...
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A Baby Story, Chapter 5: A Happy Ending
D-day had arrived. Or, should I say, D-night. D-night, as in due night. D night as in delivery night. D night as in “Do you think I can really do this? With no drugs?” D is for drug free, don’t you know. My water was broken, My contractions were steady, My IV was in, It was, Actually, Really, Truly, No doubt about it, Happening. Yet, still, there were ...
it’s kind of nice having a daughter
...when it' s 10 am on a Friday, and you're packing for the beach, and you can carry your daughter into your closet, and say, "Can you help me to pick out a pair of shoes to wear out to dinner?" And, although you know she has no idea what you're talking about, because she's still so small, and doesn't know ...
Something to Talk About
So, earlier tonight, my mom and I were having a phone conversation. And, while we were chatting, the baby began a full fledged blab session. Let me just say, this little girl is a blabbermouth of the first order. Takes one to know one. As my mom and I were trying to catch-up (read: do some yenta-ing) This kid was ...
A Baby Story, Chapter 4
There’s been an accident. Suddenly, the world stopped. You see, hearing about an accident is jarring, for most, if not all, people. For me, it’s my greatest fear come true. Put it this way, If I can’t reach one of my loved ones for a half hour, I get jittery. If it’s been an hour and I still haven’t been able ...
Crazy Things Can Happen, as Told Through Crappy Cell Phone Photography
When you become a parent, crazy things can happen. For instance, when you are up too late, and slightly delirious, You may decide to shop online, for clothing that your baby will fit into in oh, about a year and a half. *** Another crazy thing that can happen, is when you go to Target, for essentials, like diapers, and soap, and chocolate soy milk, and your baby ...
White House, Shmite House.
So, earlier today, my sister messaged me, to tell me about her awesome day. I had an awesome day too, I said. But, I told her to tell me about hers, first. She told me that she had just returned from a meeting with the Vice President. Well, to be fair, it was her, the Vice President and 20 ...
The Milk of the Mortals
disclaimer: This post addresses some of the gorier details of breastfeeding. Anyone at all squeamish, or male, enter at your own risk. As I have mentioned many a time before, I am a milk machine. That, for those of you who are not native to the land in mom, means that I am breastfeeding my daughter. For the first 3 ...
millions of peaches, peaches for me.
So, for the past 2 days, the baby has been laughing... ...at the word "peaches". Yes, peaches. Why do I feel like she's in on some inside joke, and I'm stuck on the outside? I guess this is mommyhood for you. The baby always gets the last laugh.
A Baby Story, Chapter 3
There I was, 4pm, Friday afternoon, Contracting, non-stop, As I had been for days, In pain, With no end in sight, Exhausted in both body and soul, And, suddenly, Water. I won’t give too much information here, but I’ll just say that this was something very new. Just to clarify, There was no big gush of water. Not the “buckets” my doctor had ...
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