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
11 Years
Sara blogged about the Sara of 10 years ago. Which made me think about the Dawn of 11 years ago today. 11 Years ago just about right now I was at a rehearsal for a wedding. I was in a black crop sweater with red trim and buttons. I was in a denim skort. I was wearing the Mia fisherman sandals for chicks that everyone owned that summer. I was.. Read More
Mini Me
What looks like Scout, sleeps like me, doesn’t sleep me, eats like me, likes clothes like me and likes the same textures as me? My Mini Me! And I thought I had to have a girl to have a Mini Me. Crazy talk. The lessons just keep on coming.
Daddy Love
I miss Scout. In the OMG where is he? Screaming out of me. I don’t usually do this when he’s gone. To be honest, knowing that Mom was going to be here while he was in Indy this week, I really had it in my head that we would “fix” everything. Two women and a baby, without feeling like I needed to support Scout and help him with this baby.. Read More
Alex Month One
One month birthday
Yay for Baby H! Today was hard. Counseling was hard. The six hours I spent crying after counseling were hard. Alex not wanting to go to sleep was hard. The thoughts in my head are hard. Being completely worn out in the middle of the night yet not able to sleep is hard. Getting a phone call from my brother Forbes telling me that Baby H (female) was here one.. Read More