Today was The Day. My first “real” day back in the office. Officially. And the first day Sun has been away from CS and me all day. Gulp. I planned on going to work on Monday but was quite distressed to discover not one of my pre-pregnancy suits fit me. Not one. Ohmygod. So I [...]
After all the troubles I had with getting Sun to nurse, we finally got it down last week such that Sun is nursing first thing in the morning, last thing at night, and at the 2am feeding. The other three feedings are bottles (one breast milk, two formula). So I am now pumping at most [...]
I love to smell the top of a cat’s head. Cats have spots near their ears on the tops of their heads that have glands that secrete an oil. This is why cats rub their heads on furniture — to get the oil on their favorite pieces. They are marking their territory. I have replaced [...]
Sun is just starting to smile for reasons other than a poop. It is really awesome. When she smiles, you can see she has dimples! Last night, as I was holding her, she looked over my shoulder and broke into a huge grin. I looked to see what she was looking at but saw only [...]
As it turns out, I will have taken 14 weeks for my maternity leave, not the 12 I had initially scheduled. I was due to return 3 days a week this week, but with Labor Day being Monday, I pushed it back a week so that I’d start on a full week. Then it looked [...]
My mother came for a visit yesterday. Just before she arrived, Sun had another one of her exploding diapers. This one spread all around the waistline of her onesie. I immediately put the onesie in the washing machine. When the washer buzzed, I went to check it — it was still stained. I tossed it [...]