I’ve had this sneaking suspicion that parents who have kids who sleep easily and well have it easier than parents who have kids who do not. In the aftermath of the 2007 Christmas Chaos, I decided when we got home and Scout went back to work that it was time to get the 8 month old Alex used to napping in his crib. The whole being “on” 24 hours a.. Read More
Header???
If you could help me out – that’d be fantastic – fill in the blanks in the following sentence: I am looking at your site on a (PC/Mac), I am using (insert browser here), I (can/can’t) see your header. Examples: I am looking at your site on a Mac, I am using Safari, I can see your header. I am looking at your site on a Mac, I am using.. Read More
I’m a bad blog friend
Today I had to do the unthinkable. I can’t…. I don’t even want to admit it to you…. But you deserve the truth…. In the midst of NaBloMe (Dawn 2Pair coined it, I merely steal it) and NaNoWriMyAssOffMo, and the hundreds of unread posts in my reader, and then the painters being here and not being able to get on the ‘net all one day this week, and then actually.. Read More
The mommy thing
This week I had an email from a friend. I liked my answer and since I’m pressed for time and words and ideas, I clearly decided to make it a blog post. *** So, tell me with 100% honesty… What do you think of the Mommy thing? I am afraid that maybe I am only good at the “your my kids for no more than a few hours or a.. Read More
Shot day part two
More shots for the Kaiser yesterday. He still took it really well. He was well past nap time by the time the needles hit his thighs, so he was more annoyed than at the 4 month appointment – but still less annoyed than being trapped in the car for a long road trip. He’s already been up and trying to crawl, so his thighs must feel okay, he’s had two.. Read More
Alex’s Half Birthday
?Ǭ†(He’s already 6 months old… all of you who are more experienced with this… know that I now join you in being teary watching my baby grow up…) A while back, I read this post. Go on, go read it … if I’m borrowing her words I’ll feel okay with it if ya’ll go read what she said first…. Okay. You’re back. Excellent. When I hold Alex close, I keep.. Read More
Baby Love
It had been an okay night of sleep in our house. I pulled Alex over to me to cuddle him close, because it was a touch cool in our bedroom. I wasn’t fully awake. I held my baby and smelled his head. I drifted deeper to sleep. Asking myself the question, “Why was I thinking of warm water streaming against my abdomen?” Was I dreaming of the bathtub. Um. No… Read More
We miss us.
There’s a little cloud over our home tonight. Scout and I spent the last five days having drinks and laughing and talking to our friends. Our friends. In person. In their home. In our home. We spent two nights with my brother Forbes and family. When we arrived home in the land of the vices we had the Taters waiting for us. The Taters took their time falling for our.. Read More
Happy Feet
Just before Christmas, when I was in 2nd grade, the music teacher asked two other girls and me to sing a solo to our class. The other two girls were very shy and embarrassed about it. I, on the other hand, belted it out. I knew the song, so I sang it loud ‘n proud ‘n on key. That night, my mom got a phone call from the high school.. Read More
oh… right… motherhood
Yesterday I had that sucky realization that while my baby was laying beside me being cute as a pig in …. that I was more sucked into the computer than paying attention to him. When I’d read this a bit ago I knew it was striking a chord. I fell into a bad habit. I read the computer when I pump. A lot of times I pump right after Alex.. Read More
Today’s Routine
Input, Output, Sleep, Repeat. The Kaiser has been killing us softly with his whine. The lack of sleep is truly staggering. Scout actually did most of the baby wrangling this weekend, earning a billion points when he asked, “Is this normal?” and I said “yes, this is a normal day” and he with no bs in his voice said once and for all “your job is harder than mine.” He’d.. Read More
Why Alex is a boy.
I don’t mean the XY XX genetic choices – but the why for me. The very thing I fear – the perpetual motion – is what I need in my life. I’m a sit on my ass kind of girl. In front of the tv, with some knitting, with a laptop, with some food, kind of girl. I was picked last for teams in gym, I got my glasses broken.. Read More
To Kill a Mockingbird
Sigh. I’ve decided to tackle TKAM for a project over here. This will be character building. I just have difficulty picturing some of my students with reading levels equal to Green Eggs and Ham getting much out of this book. Challenge to myself is to find a way to make this accessible to them. To find a way that they can go through the rite of passage of TKAM in.. Read More