I stumbled on old journals. Read a few pages. I'm shocked by how my life used to be. I'd forgotten so much of the early years with Ali. I put up with absurd things, crazy things, that I can't believe I put up with. How did our relationship last ( Read more... )

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It's exhausting to be so self-absorbed, as I have been for my entire life. I've been my center, my only motivating factor, my only major concern. But now I'm relieved of this relentless self-obsession. Now I have a beautiful baby to occupy my every thought, emotion, action. It's nice ( Read more... )

Thrush. is. evil ( Read more... )

There are hard parts to this mothering thing. Aside from the thrush, which isn't really improving despite medicine, we had a painful experience yesterday ( Read more... )

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Originally uploaded by shaynabrown11Clearly I am enjoying our Flip video camera. Keaton is maybe less impressed with it than I am.

All is well and soon I'll be off bedrest and then things will be even better. He is finally going through the appropriate number of diapers which leaves me feeling pretty good about nursing. It ( Read more... )

( me on how awesome I am? )

I am of two minds. I walk around like this, with my two minds, and it's okay ( Read more... )

He was SuperHusband this weekend. Between the two of us, this weekend saw major accomplishment ( Read more... )

36wk checkup ( Read more... )