One year ago today I was a miserable mess. A very large miserable mess. One year ago today I was uncomfortable, worried, and oh-so-ready to be done with pregnancy. And really, really large. Did I mention that already? One year ago today I couldn’t sleep comfortably in my bed — even with the aid of […]
Category Archives: Perils of Parenthood
Drinking in the dark
March 9, 2010 – 7:09 pm
At the bedtime bottle feeding, she will now only drink in her crib in the dark. It used to be that I would lay her on the changing table, perpendicular to her brother in his crib, and hold the bottle while she drank. My right hand sustained her while my left, him. He would finish […]
FLASHBACK: Oh sleep, you have escaped me!
January 8, 2010 – 9:00 am
Every once in a while I look through my past writing and dust off something from the vault. This piece was originally written in April, 2008, about a month after Ethan turned three. Saturday morning, 7am. I awake to the sound of rapid little footsteps headed toward my side of the bed. I jam my […]
