I was talking to a co-worker today when another co-worker walked up and said something to him. He asked if she had a sore throat as her voice sounded scratchy. She answered, “Yes, I think I am coming down with something.” And at that moment I thought, “Hmmm. My breast milk would probably knock that [...]
Years ago, I gave my husband a paperweight that said, “What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?” This was when he was still dissatisfied with work and trying to find his soul. He has since found it. When I told a friend I was pregnant a year ago, she [...]
I have been asked how it is that I managed to talk my employer into letting me work three days a week and how my return to work is actually going. First let me say that I didn’t really talk my employer into it. When I told them I was pregnant, I was very nervous–they [...]
When Sun was born, being early and small, they whisked her away from me before I could hold her. But before leaving the Delivery Room, my husband got a good look at her and held her. As the doctor was completing my caesarian section, and I was doing all I could not to panic about [...]
So, Pete and I were admiring Sun’s recent picture when it occurred to Pete that Sun’s hair, in addition to being muppet hair, looks like the old-time handlebar mustaches of the wild, wild west. Damned if I could disagree. So here’s what Pete thinks Sun would look like as “Wild West Sun”: Still damned adorable [...]
I am 37. I don’t usually feel 37 (although sometimes I feel 67); rather, I usually feel 27. I remember being around six years old, putting my mother at 35 years old, and being in my mother’s room watching her put make-up on one morning. “Mom,” I asked, “do you have false teeth?” “No, honey,” [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]