archives: December 2007
so afraid to jinx it
December 30, 2007
"Okay so I know I shouldn’t post about this because it will probably cause the whole thing to implode, but Maggie fell asleep BY HERSELF TONIGHT. We didn’t have to go in once. At all. Just fed her a bottle, read a book on the couch, took her into her crib with her pacifier and [...]"
sleep, weight, and death
"First, thank you all for the advice you’ve been sharing on my last post. It is appreciated, let me tell you. We definitely are going to try some of your suggestions- no matter how painful or frustrating it is. I think because we know she’ll sleep just fine once we get her there, we’re just [...]"
rock on, baby
December 29, 2007
"Since Maggie was about 3 months old, she’s been sleeping wonderfully, 9-12 hours a night, straight through. Occasionally, she’ll wake up crying, but if I stumble in and pop a pacifier back in her mouth, she’s back to sleep without even fully waking up. And sometimes, I’ll hear her stirring and rustling, and she puts [...]"
good things
December 27, 2007
"After a couple of weeks of Whiny Teething Baby, we were given the gift of a joyous, happy baby again. Apparently she got into the eggnog on Christmas Eve: In other news, these are pictures of where we’re going with friends in June: HOLY. CRAP. More posts like this: happy christmas December 24, 2007 progress… sort of. August 3, [...]"
happy christmas
December 24, 2007
"I feel I should post a cute picture of Maggie in a Santa hat or something, but I won’t because a) all of the pictures we took of her in her hat involved her trying to remove it, so they’re not really that good and b) my camera is ALL THE WAY OVER THERE anyway, [...]"
such a busy girl
December 23, 2007
"So I think we’ve figured out why Maggie wasn’t sleeping well for the last week or so. She was busy reaching about 6,743 milestones. She now pulls herself up to stand on things. (and promptly falls on her head sometimes) She cut 2 teeth. Her ‘vocabulary’ has grown from ‘da’ and ‘ba’ to ‘da’, ‘ba’, ‘ma’, ‘na’, ‘ya’, [...]"
this kid stars in a lot of movies
December 22, 2007
"Here is the video version of the pictures in the last post: More recent videos: Maggie playing her piano, opening her first Christmas present, playing hide and seek with Mama, looking for Daddy. More posts like this: happy christmas December 24, 2007 one year later March 28, 2008 reason #872 why I love the Internet December 29, 2008 doppelganger November 14, [...]"
babies and sleep
"Goodness, there are just babies popping out everywhere this week! Congrats to Bree and Laura… it’s making me remember those first, early days with both nostalgia and dread. They are great, amazing days… but also very very hard. It will get better girls, I promise ;) Speaking of getting better… last night our good-sleeping baby came [...]"
an entry about nasal congestion: I apologize.
December 20, 2007
"After three days of Non-Stop Going, and very little sleep at night, we finally are at home all day today. ROCK ON. And Maggie is taking a nap. ROCK ON MORE. Monday it was Maggie’s 9-month check-up (17lbs 14oz, 26 1/2 inches long/tall) then off to the grocery store to get cranberry juice for me. Tuesday [...]"
this is so not fair
December 18, 2007
"The definition of torture: When your Christmas gift from your husband arrives in the mail, and you know what it is, but you can’t open it and play with it for another week. Also, he ordered it gift-wrapped from Amazon, the little cheater. Complete with a customized gift tag: J: You ordered it gift wrapped! You’re such [...]"
the last few days
December 17, 2007
"Let’s review, shall we? Saturday: Christmas shopping. Less than 2 weeks before Christmas. In a snowstorm. Awesome. I know the snow is coming before I leave, but I go anyway. It’s one of the few times I’ll have a chance to do shopping without having to drag Maggie out with me. Saturday night: Baby goes to sleep [...]"
if I ever needed motivation, this is it.
December 15, 2007
"Last week, maybe it was the weather or something, but I started thinking about vacation this summer and what we might want to do, where we might want to go. Our original idea was the beach with a bunch of family, but everyone either had plans already or couldn’t make the trip for whatever reason. [...]"
eruption
December 13, 2007
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have had an eruption! Of a tooth! I can feel it! And see it- just the tip! But it is definitely, definitely through the gums. No pictures yet, because every time I try to look in her mouth, she either bites my fingers or licks my hand. It’s funny, because I kept [...]"
a list, because it’s late and I’m tired
December 10, 2007
" Cookie exchange party at my house on Saturday. Lots of food consumed, and lots of sugar in the form of cookies. Woke up with a headache on Sunday morning- awesome. I got a good start on my Christmas shopping on Saturday too. I also got my hair cut. I have bangs! I’ll take a picture one [...]"
amen, sister.
December 06, 2007
"I’m just going to blatantly copy and paste from Torrie, because it is totally what I’m thinking right now and when I read it, I said YES. YES YES YES YES, DEAR GOD, YES. If you are looking forward to your baby crawling YOU ARE STUPID. More posts like this: friday again already! September 26, 2008 so. freaking. tired. [...]"
’tis the season
December 03, 2007
" My days are now spent keeping an 8-month-old and two cats away from the tree. Fun! More posts like this: it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas December 12, 2006 bring it, bitches. December 5, 2005 I win December 12, 2005 today November 28, 2008 look! a present from Santa! December 19, 2006 "
home alone
December 01, 2007
"There is something going on today that hasn’t happened in over 8 long months. I am home by myself. And it’s not a work-day! It must have been apparent to my dear sweet husband that these past few weeks were extremely stressful for me, with work and also just with Life. I don’t know if I looked [...]"
