why do people insist on not listening to a child's mother?  i know that i'm new to the whole parenting thing, but i do have four plus weeks of experience with my own child, which is thirty days more than you.  so don't you think that it would behoove you to perhaps ask my opinion on whether or not he needs to be "put to bed" before you do it and ( Read more... )

this visit is going downhill really really quickly.  bad mix of father-in-law, sister-in-law and myself, pregnant hormonal lady.

i always have decent expectation of the visits before they actually happen.  then the reality intrudes into my lovely daydream of harmony and me actually enjoying myself.  and poor bernie is stressing out, trying to make ( Read more... )

starving.  watching boston game.  it's basically over (10-2 red sox).  matt didn't get up until three thirty, so is only now showering.  i'm somewhat irritated by it, as he knew that bear and i were wanting to go out sooner rather than later.  it is his vacation however, so compromising is the name of the game.  i'm keeping my fingers crossed that ( Read more... )