archives: May 2007
Maggie, 2 months old
May 26, 2007
"Dear Maggie, On Monday, you will be 2 months old. Of course, this past Wednesday you turned 8 weeks old- which, isn’t that like 2 months too? I’m kind of confused with how the dates don’t line up, but I suppose it doesn’t really matter. Sooner than we realize we’ll be measuring your age in years [...]"
just… everything.
May 21, 2007
"Okay, one topic per paragraph. Let’s go! Last week I did some sort of physical activity each day, some specifically for exercise purposes and some were just things I did that had a nice side effect of exercise. Monday, my mom and I spent a few hours outside, with Maggie in her bouncy seat, and planted [...]"
and then my heart exploded into a million pieces
May 16, 2007
"This morning while I was changing Maggie’s 52nd diaper and I was singing my made-up song about how she has a very stinky bum, how can someone so small and cute create something so incredibly disgusting?, let’s change your diaper, la la la (I said it was made-up, I didn’t say it was any good) [...]"
battle of the baby bulge
May 14, 2007
"Some of you may remember a few years ago when I had a weight-loss blog where I tracked my adventure of losing 23 pounds and a total of something like 17 inches off of various parts of my body. It took a good year to do it, but it worked. And I kept it off [...]"
proof of my fidelity
May 12, 2007
"Not that anyone was questioning it (at least I hope not!) but here is pretty solid evidence of my faithfulness to Dan (left is Maggie at 6 weeks, right is Dan at 7 weeks) The child? LOOKS NOTHING LIKE ME AT ALL. If I hadn’t watched her come out of me in the hospital mirror, [...]"
too much pressure
May 10, 2007
"When I first went on ‘maternity leave’, I didn’t really have a definite date in mind for when I would start working again. Most women get what? 6 weeks, maybe 8 weeks? Some lucky ones get 10 or 12 that I’ve heard. Because I have the luxury of making that decision for myself rather than [...]"
alert, alert!
May 07, 2007
"I was officially deemed ‘recovered’ from childbirth today by my doctor! Also? I’m such a follower. More posts like this: unending support February 23, 2007 myspace vs facebook March 22, 2007 an entry about nasal congestion: I apologize. December 20, 2007 8 week doctors appointment June 1, 2007 was kinda hoping we’d get George Clooney, but no such luck February 18, 2008 "
non-baby stuff
May 06, 2007
"Believe it or not, there have been things going in our lives that don’t have to do with breastfeeding or tummy time or Poop Explosions (and yes, that is capitalized for a reason: my daughter got poop on her FACE. Explain that one, please.) Here is a list: I had a birthday, number 28… almost a [...]"
taking a breather
May 03, 2007
"First: you guys? Are the freaking best. Thank you so much for all of the comments on my post yesterday. I needed it. It is so nice knowing that a) I’m not the only one who has experienced these feelings and thoughts and confusion (and even though I KNOW that, it’s good to get some [...]"
I don’t even know what to title this entry
May 02, 2007
"I feel like a freaking science experiment. I’ve been breastfeeding Maggie since the day she was born, and overall, it has gone pretty well. The only thing unusual was that I’ve needed to use a nipple shield because Maggie had a difficult time latching on properly. According to the lactation consultants at the hospital, using the [...]"
