Posted in Allow Me To Escape For a Moment on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
December 31, 2004
We landed in Paris on this day.
It was my first time in Paris, a place I’ve had clichéd nostalgic infatuations since I was, oh, 7 years old. I’m sure I lived in Paris in a past life. When I’m there, I am in a dream that I’ve had as long as I [...]
Posted in Things That Work on December 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Do you see this baby about to tip? He will not bonk his head on the floor and cry in distress, because he is using his boppy as a bumper! Brilliant!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I dreamed I was trying to put on a low-necked, button-up, sexy, teeny-boppery wine colored shirt. The kind that you might find at a store like Forever 21 or Wet Seal. I was buttoning it up, looking in the mirror in the fitting room, trying to fit my breasts into the place where [...]
Posted in This is bad., tagged reflux wedge, swaddle on December 27, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Baby Shrink asked me these questions, and they made me realize I haven’t truly fleshed out our situation. First, I will show you The Wedge. You can laugh; you should laugh; we laugh. But let me explain before you report me to CPS.
It’s for reflux. The idea is that if the baby is diagonal instead [...]
Posted in Firsts on December 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Now I shall take a break from obsessively reading Ask Moxie’s sleep-related archives, and turn temporarily to happy thoughts. (How is it that I have so much writing time? Well, our open-ceilinged apartment is dark, in hopes of setting a sleep-inducing mood for Mister Finn, and my computer is the only real source of light. After [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Posted in Firsts on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I will spare you a picture of this one, but I will say that it was the exact size and shape of a tangerine wedge. Wifey and I exclaimed at the changing table, “Oh Mister Finn, you pooped like a big boy!” He seemed pleased.
Posted in This is bad. on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Still bad. But on hold until after Christmas. I couldn’t wrap presents and listen to my baby scream at the same time. So we let him stay up late, he was mostly agreeable, and eventually we put him down and there was minimal fussing. Who knows what will happen tonight. Thank you all for your [...]
