I was thinking of writing off Thanksgiving AND Christmas this year.
I figured, after the C-section, I would be in NO MOOD! (Bah! HUMBUG, I say…), but I find myself… healing. I’ve gotten into my closet and boxed up my maternity clothes ( Now for sale! Cheap!) and caught myself looking over my choices as to [...]
Archive for November, 2007
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fat pants, maternity clothes, Thanksgiving on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Two Weeks
Posted in Saralyn, tagged c-section recovery on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Saralyn is now two weeks old, and she is beautiful.
It’s really hard to tell how babies look on the day they are born. I used to have a friend who said all babies kind of look like a wet boxing glove when they’re born, and I kind of think she was right. Tony says all [...]
Picture day
Posted in kids on November 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s been a rough couple of days. I’m overdoing it a bit too often. I keep forgetting that I had pretty major surgery less than two weeks ago. I just can’t seem to stop myself from break-dancing, weight lifting and skydiving. I guess, as the old saying goes, “you can lead a whore to culture, [...]
Etiquette
Posted in Etiquette, tagged drinking straws, Etiquette, gloves on November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I love etiquette – the little rules and gestures that make life polite. Mostly, I like the curiosity of it. For example, under what circumstances would a lady wear gloves while dining?
A. At a chilly bonfire.
B. At a country-club tea where hat and gloves are required.
C. At the opera.
The answer [...]
National Infertility Awareness Week
Posted in infertility, tagged infertilitiy, TTC on November 8, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Though the 10th of this month, it’s National Infertility Awareness Week.
A subject dear to my heart, or a least near to an open wound.
Eleanor, as some of you know, was a multi-year, highly painful and expensive project. In fact, we were within two cycles of giving up completely when we finally got some [...]
Umbilical Blues – or all about Saralyn
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One Week! She’s been here one week already and all is going pretty well. Saralyn loves to sleep. In my mind at least, it’s her most defining quality.
Tony and I have played several rounds of “She’s got your____,” and there are a few features that are direct copies from relatives.
The poor thing has her mama’s [...]
Nap Picnic
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coping, new baby, second child on November 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
One of the things that helped me recover from Eleanor’s birth was a little innovation I’ve dubbed the Nap Picnic.
For a Nap Picnic, I set aside the whole day to be IN BED. Just me and the baby. I think all new mothers should give this a try. You nurse, you nap, you read, you [...]
The Britches of Saralyn County
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby, swaddle on November 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Saralyn has revealed her silly baby trick: she can take her pants off while swaddled.
If you don’t know how to swaddle a baby, imagine making a blanket burrito with the baby as the meaty filling. The key to a good and useful swaddle is making sure the baby is tucked up in such a way [...]
Three days post c-section
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged c-section, recovery on November 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Dr. Brownlee didn’t lie. This C-section did suck less than the last one.
So, I’m feeling much better today, thanks. I can mostly get myself up and down onto chairs and beds. I took a shower. I dressed. Mostly my problem is my meds are a bit too strong. In [...]
HOME NOW!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged c-section, pregnancy on November 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Finally, we are home.
Thanks to all who helped us, sent good wishes, called and prayed.
I’m gonna rest a bit….
