The other night around midnight, Edwin awoke as usual with a brief fussy noise which quickly escalated to a cry. I reached into the co-sleeper and the moment he felt his hands on me, he switched from his “I’m awake, come get me” cry to his “I want to eat” cry (which goes something like, […]
Parenting
Growing Pains
My son is going through a growth spurt this week. He hasn’t had a major one since maybe 2 1/2 months, and he’s over 4 months now, so I’d let myself forget how tough it is on all of us. For Edwin, it means having trouble staying asleep, because he’s wakened by both growing pains […]
Christmas Miracle
My son is playing baby Jesus in the nativity scene at church this evening. We really don’t know whether he’ll smile or cry, but either way, it’ll be a memory for Christmases to come, and we’ll always be able to tell him, “Hey, you better behave- you were Jesus!” As the holiday approaches, I’ve been […]
Mothers, Make Time For Yourself
I accomplished a lot of great things this November. The most important, of course, was taking care of our baby. We finally taught him to take a bottle and figured out the food that caused his acid reflux (smoked salmon, weirdly). I stopped getting sprayed when I changed his diaper, which improved the laundry situation. […]
My Favorite (Pregnancy) Things
I have a few friends who are either pregnant or trying to conceive, and as I’ve recently survived a rather challenging pregnancy, I’ve been thinking about advice I could give them. Since I try not to give my unsolicited opinion about serious issues like diet, prenatal vitamins and whether to find out the sex of […]
Goodbye, Newborn Pajamas: I May Never See You Again
My son’s having a growth spurt this week, and overnight he stopped fitting into his newborn-sized footie pajamas. He’s a very tall boy, and has been pushing the lengths of the one-piece outfits for awhile, but it still came as a sad shock. My son will never fit into newborn-sized pajamas again. He’ll never again […]