Dear Miriam,

Yesterday was your first month day, sweet girl, and what a month it was. Your birth was hard, and we got home with you in our arms on December 11. You had jaundice for that first week and were our little glow worm with your Billi-blanket. When you were 5 days old we discovered our breast feeding troubles were from a posterior tongue- ( Read more... )

*dancing around silly-giddy*I made my spouse all smushy and teary tonight! The Visitor kicked me but good, and the sensation didn't pass, so I rubbed my tummy and found a firm spot: a baby part snuggled hard against my right side. I stood in front of Hubby and put his hand on the left of my tummy so he could feel the texture there, then his other ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

46. Acquire & store co-sleeperI picked up a co-sleeper from a friend on Dec 29. It is a hand-me-down still in excellent condition. In a wave of mania a few nights back I assembled the fantastic thing and installed it beside our bed. It will need a riser 8 to 12 inches tall to get it up to a comfortable level beside the bed, but Khor's Dad will ( Read more... )

Anti-social as we are, Khorboth and I frequently fail to make ourselves available to our loved ones. tedsilver65, AJRBarton and Mr. & Mme. Meatloaf make themselves into significant pains in the ass, so they make us remember that we love them and enjoy spending time with them. My Mom & Khor's, & my li'l sis are also pretty good at not letting us (me) get out of seeing them ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

I want to keep up the pattens I'm finding here in Chicago. I'm away from all of my bad habits, so it is easy to act like I have good habits. It's an illusion. I can do yoga or walk the stairs, ignoring the TV, because we're sharing the TV with The Ax People and I don't really pay attention to reality TV or sports. I am struggling to be ( Read more... )