I’ve had friends who have had trouble with breastfeeding. It’s not the easiest thing to do and it certainly isn’t instinctual. The Pea and I didn’t have trouble once we got going. (Though we weren’t reunited after her birth for 6(!) hours due to some minor medical issues1 on both our parts and a very [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Dietary Restrictions
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged breastfeeding, food, health on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Working for the Weekend
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged weekend on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I used to look forward to the weekends as a chance to stay up late, sleep in, relax, go see some live music and hang out with friends.
That, along with many other things, have changed with my entry into Parenthood.
Now, I can’t wait to get home on Friday to begin 60 straight hours with my [...]
A rose by any other name
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Nicknames on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sweet Pea.
Sweetie P.
Sweetest Pea that Ever Peed.
Buh-bee.
My Sweet Buh-bee.
B.
Goobi.
Goo.
CarrotCake.
Baby Bugshine.
Buggiest of Bugshines.
Buggie.
BabyBug.
And then of course there’s her given name, it’s associated nicknames and her middle name.
A Word from our Sponsors
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fatherhood, parenting on June 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been flipping through the Sunday circulars and I’ve got a heads-up for you.
In case you’re wondering, the top gift for Father’s Day this year is a giant flat screen TV and a new gaming system. Because nothing says loving like sacking out on the couch and not interacting with your family.
Alternately, [...]
Finding Her Voice
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged growing, learning on June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
SweetPea found her voice on Saturday and I got it on video.
She’s been making throaty, grunty noises for weeks and weeks now (uhh, ahh, ehh), but in the last week she’d occasionally let out a surprising squeal — very high-pitched and very alarming until we ran in to see that she was not in mortal [...]
Simple Gifts
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged domestic bliss, family, saturday on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had the most simple Saturday this past weekend. My husband had had a late gig the night before and didn’t get home until 2 a.m. SweetPea and I had long since called it a night. (Well, I had called it a night. SweetPea woke at 3 a.m. jonesing for a little [...]
