Poop!

I almost cried with relief, even though I was trying to be calm.  Man, baby poop is gross.  Still, I’m relieved because this means officially that breastfeeding is working, which means the world to me.
Hey, I need to procure a sling so I  can give my aching arms a break from dead-weight baby who doesn’t [...]

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I love my kids

this morning, Francis was fussing in the co-sleeper, and when I went in to check on him, I found Lucy singing him a lullaby as his eyes slowly rolled and closed back into sleep.  And then I cried.
lucy is a fabulous big sister, we’re starting to get the hang of nursing (although we still have [...]

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We have achieved Baby

born Wed. the 24th at 9:06pm.  8 lbs, 2.8oz
y’all won’t even believe my labor story but right now I’m too freaking tired to type it in (I did write it whilst at hospital.)
I make a mighty cute baby if I do say so myself.  Now I have to go feed him and myself.  More when [...]

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And now for the fun one

Kind of Crunchy Mama wrote today about old jewelry and what evil lurks in jewelry boxes, and had the awesome idea of posting photos of some of the goodies. I bet nobody would guess from looking at me, but I have always had a plethora of jewelry and boxes to contain same. In [...]

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Ok, so it’s silly to let a day be ruined by a towel bar

This is 4 weeks ago
This is last week.
I don’t think I’ve gotten any bigger, but will take another picture tomorrow before my appointment.  Next post will address one of the things that cheered me up, but didn’t want to inundate with photos.  Oh, and I made a labor mix that is gawth and cheesy [...]

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It’s always so fucking fleeting

Of course on the one day in months that I’ve not felt foul does my child finally (despite repeated warnings that this would happen) pull the towel bar, complete with wall anchors, out of the wall leaving a hole on one side.  Yes, this is the only place on said wall where a towel bar [...]

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Man, I am just in a really good mood today

And this despite a sick 4 year old (Day 2), a mopy cat (The Bean, and he’s a big baby), and a cat who somehow caught a claw and made her paw bleed on the glider but who somehow has no contact pain and no sign of injury (Pickle, who really would be the one [...]

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39 weeks and counting…

One week to my due date.  I am alternating between wanting to be left completely alone and freaking out about all of the stuff I have to do NOW or NEVER.  Like all of the cleaning I’ve been not doing for the past few days because I’m too damn tired and can’t bend over.  I [...]

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Nothing to See Here…Move Along

I am in a rather cranky mood.  Between politics, sports and massive attempts to both keep myself busy and *not* overdo it, I’m afraid I’m not much fun today.
We got the co-sleeper set up and about half of the veggies washed and prepped for soup/salad tomorrow, and I finally sent off the proofed document at [...]

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No Baby Yet

As I said in the comments of the prior post, the newest estimation from my midwife is early next week.  50% effaced, 1 cm dilated, and the baby is really low (unusually low for a 2nd)  which is probably why I’m feeling so much pressure and discomfort.
I’m not quite to the point of walking around [...]

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