How far along? 19 (and a half) weeks Total weight gain: 5lbs Maternity clothes? for the next year or so probably Sleep: was going well until Mia's baby monitor broke and since we can't really hear her from our room without it I now wake up every hour hearing fantasy baby cries. Please tell me this is a [...]
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder, which I can assure you as someone who is married to a chef, is complete bullshit. Distance makes the heart grow resentful, is what it does. But I think maybe whoever it was that coined that phrase wasn't talking about their significant other, but rather, a child. Because [...]
When you decide to have a second kid, you (hopefully) think through the obvious expenses involved. Maternity leave (10 weeks at about $4000), hospital bills (baby #1 was $8,000 out of pocket), daycare ($300/month for 2 days a week), diapers ($100 a month), wine ($5 a box) - catching puke with your bare hands (priceless). Sorry, I [...]
This blog was born when I got pregnant with Mia. It started as a simple way to document my pregnancy for my friends and family, and also for myself since everyone warned me it would be such a blur that I would forget immediately after Mia was born all of the aches and pains and adventures of [...]
If you ask Mia how old she's turning next week she says "I'm Two!" That is, unless you're in public or any situation where anybody besides mommy can hear her - in which case she's as tight lipped as Bill Cosby is about his "personal life." I guess that's how it goes with two year olds, [...]
This morning Mia said "love you!" to Dan as he was leaving for work, like it was no big deal. To be fair, it's not exactly the first time she's said it. Yesterday she said something that we're pretty sure was "I love you" to George. As in Curious George, the cartoon monkey. Fucking figures [...]
Two posts in two days - what the what?!! I know. Crazy. There must be some kind of special moon or something going on because I've been wayyyyy more productive than normal today. On a typical Wednesday (my work from home day) I am pleased with myself if I shower, feed Mia cold dinner leftovers, and [...]
Oh my poor blog, I have totally ignored you for the past, well, over a month. I've been busy tending to a sick toddler, being sick myself, panicking that Dan will get sick, and finding back up care for daycare when all the other kids are sick. Seriously, I think we've spent 90% of this [...]
Dear Mia, Today you've been on earth for 566 days. It sounds long, but often a day goes by in a minute. I still remember with surprising clarity what it felt like to meet you. The pain and also the shock, that you were real. The amazement that daddy and I created another person. Especially one as [...]
On Wednesdays I work (half a day) from home, and take care of Mia. It's the hardest day of the week. By far. Also the nicest, because, you know, babies. But also because I almost never have to put on actual pants. This morning by 11am I had already been awake for 6 hours, cleaned up [...]
Oh Baby Richards 