I can officially make the following comments: The newborn stuff is SOOOO much easier the second time around. I have almost no anxiety this time, I am managing his feeding better, and I am forcing that baby to sleep two four-hour sessions at night (by feeding him very frequently in the day). I also said…
Category: Jack
A Little Daylight
I really shouldn’t sit and write blog posts after midnight when I just want to sleep. I fear I’m giving the impression that I’m unbalanced and perpetually miserable, which isn’t the case. In daylight, everything seems more manageable once I’ve had a shower and some breakfast and watched my son sleep for a minute or so (which…
Sunday at the Park
On Sunday we put Jack into his wagon and dragged him over the bumpy New Orleans roads to a nearby park. He spent the first half of playtime there being afraid of a motorized kid-sized John Deere tractor, and then when the other kids abandoned the tractor and he no longer felt compelled to subject himself…
Exams, Bouncy Seats, and “Genius Law Clerk” Earrings
Yesterday I took my seventh law school exam, the final one of my 1L year, and it was the worst, most ridiculous, dumbest hide-the-ball piece of nonsense I’ve ever seen. It really ticked me off, but I’m over it now. I never do post-mortems after exams (what did you get for #1? b/c I did…
A Mother’s Rosary
I am sitting on the front porch with my laptop, running through my outline, preparing. The door opens and Jack marches out, followed by his morning nanny. He is wearing a green and brown striped shirt, brown linen shorts with a beige drawstring, little boy flip flops with elastic along the back to keep them…