Kaiser Mommy

Choose Joy. Every Time.

Dawn

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Routine

Here we go. We spent three days travelling to the land of vices. Two days looking for a house. Tonight we bid on an awesome house too expensive but we’ll figure it out. Tomorrow Scout starts at the office so we are now beginning the new normal. Alex still wakes up if not held/kept close while he sleeps. We keep trying to help this change, we just haven’t been able.. Read More

On Love

Last night my brother bought us dinner from Heaven on Seven. Generally known as the place Scout and I could eat every day until we die – and only available in Chicago. We planned dinner a week in advance. I had left overs, which is a joy of HoS because you get the love twice. So we got on the road today, leftovers sitting beside me, fresh from the fridge… Read More

Traveling

Traveling with tiny baby Alex is rough. He’s not fan of the long trip. He cried so much yesterday that he’s still hoarse today. Poor boy. The good thing is that we all slept like rocks last night.

Why it sucks being the mom

As long as I’ve lived with Scout, anytime I had to do some household chore I didn’t want to do I would mentally refer to it as “being the mom”. Now I am the mom and here’s the reasons (today) that it sucks. Everyone else in the house is sleeping (Scout, Alex, MIL). I am not. I have had less than 5 hours of sleep …. for many nights in.. Read More

And again.

I’m so sick of typing one handed that all my compter correspondence is just going to hell. I did want to post that I’ve developed my first non curse word that seems to fulfill my needs as a curse word that I can say in public. I bring you : Clustersmack. Clearly public friendly replacement for ClusterFUCK. But the substitutions in Clustersmack seem to give my mouth enough things to.. Read More

Distracted apparently

or just tired of typing with one hand. I’m cleared for takeoff after my appt on Wed. Now if I could just have hubs to myself…. Alex weighs 12 pounds 6 ounces and is 24 inches long. I rolled him from back to front today and rolled right to his back again.

The Good Body

During our final teacher meeting on Friday, we were told that our school psych (who is rather tiring) was going to introduce two speech/debate students to do a dramatic interp (I can’t remember which category it was, but this is close) that she and several others had found quite moving and thought we should all see. Now I’m not really one to drag out a meeting so I was unthrilled.. Read More

Why I love my mommy

Now I fully admit that I’m ready to be on my own without anyone who fits the role of grandmother around. Any grandmother. But I still appreciate that when the going gets tough that my mom has my back. From distance. My email to mom: tell me i will make it. i resorted to half slamming a door tonight after Scout and i spent THREE hours trying to settle alex.. Read More

Lullabys

Oh yeah. The Real Slim Shady made Alex stop screaming and start listening. We went from that to Liz Phair to Skynard to Mazzy Star. Wonder what’s next.

New Career

Well, as of 11am today I am no longer a teacher but a stay at home mom. Aka SAHM. Made it through with a minimum of tears, and those were only with Scout and only briefly, when I got home last night from being out with the nearest and dearest for my first post pregnancy drink(s). He asked if I’d had fun. I said yes. I shed my few tears.. Read More

Value of money

There is not enough monry to make me go back to work full time. I’m gonna take all my degrees and raise my boy.

Sleep

so the experiment worked. 15 hours of sleep. lots of day sleep too. not sure if had or 3 naps. i look forward to getting to ky when i can get to being on top of things. in some ways i’m looking forward to not having any help. — alex was way wiggly here abt 3am. i finally gave up and put him on the floor. he kicked and blinked.. Read More

Experiment of the Day

So I have been reading about babies. Specifically about sleep. I went to BN yesterday and got Susannah and Trinny books, Touchpoints, and the Pantley sleep book. Alex has that shit screaming session in the evening that is just NOT fun. So. 1. Brazelton says the majority of the babies in his practice have that evening scream-a-thon and that he thinks it’s a neurological rebooting of some sort. Basically, if.. Read More