Christmas Eve gift!

Is it odd that I post more with a newborn than I did before this small creature, whose survival depends on me (and my boobs) came into my world? So we have a 3-week old (close to 3-1/2 weeks now) and things are going about as well as I think they can be. Despite my [...]

Breastfeeding rocks.

I am wearing my favorite pair of (pre-pregnancy) designer jeans, the ones I paid retail for, they fit so well. They’re a touch snug in the waist, but luckily everything in my waist area is relatively squishy, so I just smooshed my gut into them and put on a loose top.

We are not a nocturnal people anymore.

It’s amazing how much more human I feel when the kidlet decides to go back to sleep after her middle-of-the-night feedings, instead of staying up to party the night away. in other words, I think we’ve managed to clue her in to the difference between day and night — or at least to straighten out which [...]

There’s a lot I don’t know about babies.

So it’s been a week. Well, a week and a day. Eight days. And my little girl is beautiful and perfect and delightful. She also doesn’t sleep at the right times, nor is she awake at the right times, so it’s a good thing she’s beautiful, perfect, and delightful. Otherwise, the fussing and crying from [...]

She’s here!

Just a quick post from my phone to say that our daughter, Clara Margaret, was born on December 1, a mere 90 minutes after it was no longer her due date. I managed to push her out all on my own (no pitocin, forceps or vacuum) after 24 hours of labor (got the epidural around [...]