This is all about weight, nutrition, dieting, and other matters. So, you know, not exactly scintillating. Read if you like! When I left the hospital with this kid, I had lost only ten pounds. I found this odd, since the baby was almost ten pounds himself – what about the weight of the amniotic fluid,…
Pease Porridge Hot, Pease Porridge Cold
My littlest boy is nine days old.* We still count his age in days, though soon it will be in weeks, then months, then years. Soon, the vivid and visceral memory of his birth will begin to soften around the edges. I will have to rely on my written account to remember how it went….
Pictures
Now that we’re home, I have had the chance to upload some photos documenting the last few days.
And Now There are Three
Monday’s child is fair of face; Tuesday’s child is full of grace; Wednesday’s child is full of woe; Thursday’s child has far to go; Friday’s child is loving and giving; Saturday’s child works hard for a living. But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is fair and wise, good and gay. I…
Tex’s Birth Story, Part Two
Back to our story. Our driveway inclines a bit up into the garage. It’s not an elevation change you would even normally register. When the entire thing is a sheet of ice, however, it’s a whole different kettle of fish. I stood at the garage door, surveyed the 10 feet of steeply inclined ice skating…