. . . about what a nuisance pumping is. Actually nursing Liam when we’re together is easier than messing with formula and bottle warmers and what-have-you, and I like it just fine. But when I’m at school, working, with limited babysitter time, and no dedicated office – it is a huge pain to feel that…
Category: Liam
Tomorrow, as it turns out, hasn’t been quite so great.
The Sleep Train -it’s one so easily derailed. Vaccinations, teething, illness, ear infections, diarrhea and nausea from the antibiotics used to treat the damn ear infections – all of these things can take a child who has been trained to sleep 10 hours straight at night, and turn him into a Sleep Sucking Demon that will destroy…
Christmas Wrapped Up
Our front door is wide open, letting in the sixty degree air. Liam is rolling around on a pile of blankets I put on our cold tile floor. Jack is still sound asleep, nearing the end of his epic afternoon nap. I had a nap today, too, and yesterday as well. The house is a…
The Lover and the Joker
I am home after completing my last final. I’m a little grumpy that most of my friends are out celebrating, enjoying a beer at an outdoor table of a French Quarter bar on this balmy December day, while I have to be home caring for a demanding toddler and a sick, feverish infant (teething/recurring ear…
Shazam!
It’s exam season. I wish I could go “SHAZAM!” and make exams disappear. A tenuous link between content and title, but you’ll have to deal. As I said – exam week(s). I can’t believe I’m “wasting” time writing at all. I went to our old home state the week before Thanksgiving to sing with my…