He’s here. Labor and delivery were once again quick, but felt much less chaotic than the first time around. The midwife’s name was Zen, and she definitely brought an air of that to the whole experience. Baby boy was born in a birthing tub (which, as a testament to how fast things moved, was filled […]
Last night, as I lay down to sleep, I felt the unmistakable twitch-flutter in my belly that, for the first time, I was 100% sure was the Kid and not the result of my ever-slowing digestion. It was an exciting end to an already exciting day. Yesterday morning, at 15 weeks 4 days, I finally […]
I’m on the 7:30 am train, the first of three that will eventually get me to the city for a 1:30 pm lining check (after another 40 minutes on the bus). This is the second time in two weeks I’m making this journey solo. The first was for a blood draw. Yes, 11+ hours round-trip […]
After two weeks of worst-chest-cold-of-my-life-turned-sinus-infection, I’m finally emerging from the fog. As compensation for my very patient 3-year-old, who has heard “Mommy’s too sick to [fill in the blank],” more times than I care to admit in that amount of time, we had a full day of arcade, sea front, lunch and fancy drinks (preschool […]
My daughter has pink eye. Apparently, that is not a commonly used phrase here, so when I texted my friend to tell her this ailment might impinge on our planned play date, she had to ask me what it was, saying that the only thing she could picture was an albino gerbil. This is a […]
Ever have one of those days when you second-guess every parenting decision you’ve ever made? On potty-training (or lack thereof): the medication that was supposed to make pooping easier only contributes to a) my daughter’s tendency to hold it in–which is proving to be a near-impossible feat of both physical strength and iron will at […]
I could be writing, but the scale model of the Himalayas in my kitchen isn’t going to wash itself. I could be writing, but the laundry. I could be writing, but I want to finish knitting this scarf for Missy (the one I’ve started and re-started three times already). I could be writing, but she […]
Four weeks since my last post. I knew it had been a while, but jeez. I’ve been sort of floating in limbo again. In no particular order, the things I’ve been meaning to write about but haven’t: My decision to very gradually wean Missy. If she’s fully weaned by the time we’re ready for our […]
What we know after the consultation at our new fertility clinic here last week: We have the option of doing a “natural” or medicated FET Our new RE has said the decision to wean or continue breastfeeding is up to me Coordinating the transatlantic shipping of frozen embryos is tricky enough; doing it between a […]
See that kid? The one who nearly always smells like poo? The one with dark circles under her eyes? The one with greasy hair? She’s mine. I’ll be honest: I used to judge those parents who would say, “I can’t make him X, Y, or Z.” I used to comment to my coworkers, “Come on, […]
Something Out of Nothing 