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Toga! Toga! Toga!

For the past few days, the baby has, quite inexplicably, woken up with one of her arms completely undressed. At some time during the night, she has been able to de-swaddle herself, and get one arm out of the sleeve and through the neck of her nightgown. I know, right? I must admit, I'm pretty impressed that she's ...

A Baby Story, Chapter 2

5 minutes apart, Lasting for 1 minute, Occuring for 1 hour. The magic formula, for contractions. Once you’ve reached this labor milestone, The OB’s emergency on-call line is now at your fingertips. And I was there. I was so there. I had been having Braxton-Hicks contractions for weeks and weeks. My entire tummy would tighten up into a crazy, lopsided knot. I was actually happy ...

A Baby Story, Chapter 1

Once upon a time, In the land of mom, There lived a beautiful, young lady, Who was gleefully with child. One beautiful, sunny spring day, The joyful lady was doing some Spring Cleaning around her house, With the help of her bluebird and chipmunk friends, Of course, When she felt a tiny rumble in her belly. “Ooh,” she said. “It’s time.” And she smiled, her ...

recipe for a healthy Saturday night dinner

The following is the exact conversation that I had with my husband over our Saturday night dinner, last evening: Me: Remember PMS? Husband: OMG, yes. That was one thing I did not miss while you were pregnant. Me: Husband: Actually, come to think of it, the whole pregnancy was just like a giant 9-month-long PMS. I do not ...

I say this completely objectively, of course, and not just because she is my own, but seriously, my daughter has the most expressive eyes. When she smiles, her whole eyes crinkle and twinkle and just radiate light. She's got that whole Tyra Banks "Smize" thing going on, but good. In fact, today, her entire arm was covering her mouth, but I could tell ...

You know those days when you realize that you fit perfectly into your favorite pair of jeans again, and are feeling kind of good about yourself when you look in the mirror and head out the door? You do? Okay, then you must also know that those days are also the days when your daughter inevitably decides to ...

Happy Birthday to Us

Today is the 1 month birthday of this blog. It may not seem like much, but in this family, we will use any excuse to celebrate. Another one of our traditions. In fact, my Poppop calls me every month, on the 11th, to wish me a happy (fractional) birthday. You know, "Happy 5/6 Birthday, Pretty." Oh, and did I mention ...

You know you have a really good guy, when he's in the baby's room, changing a poopy diaper, and you hear him say, "Get ready for take-off!" before he races around the upstairs, baby in arms, as he takes her on a pre-nap flight. It's the really good guys who can turn something like a diaper-change, into a special, exciting, bonding ...

my wish

You know you have a good guy, when he's in the kitchen, sterilizing the bottles and pump attachments, and runs up the stairs, and into the bedroom, to tell you that it's 11:11, and to make a wish, because he knows that you are superstitious, and that 11 just so happens to be your lucky number. Yeah, I think I'll keep him.

if growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I’ll never grow up, not me.

This evening, my best friend, let's call her J, sent me this mobile photo with the following caption: "Pinata for baby's future princess bday parties!" I, of course, responded with, "OMG!!!!! LOVE it!! Well, Sunday is her 3 month bday--let's throw a celebration!" This is the exact conversation that followed: J: "OMG 3 months already wowwwww i can't believe it! ...