Just a week ago, Simon got his days and nights upside down and kept Matt and me up all night. We were fried the next day, and more than a little scared that this pattern would hold. Starting Sunday night–thank goodness–Simon settled into a new pattern of sleeping from 10:00 or so until 3:00, and […]
Monthly Archive for December, 2006
I’ve read about moms who invent handy gizmos for other mothers and make a mint from the small businesses that grow around their inventions. My contribution to the genre–which I will never produce–is lullaby karaoke. Simon loves to be sung to. The problem is that I now realize most songs come in a few distinct […]
Since I’ve been out and about with Simon I’ve noticed two distinct phenomena, one pleasant and the other not-so-much. I call it help vs. “help”. Pleasant first. I’ve met more people in my neighborhood since I began taking Simon out for walks than I ever did before. It seems that the minute many people see […]
Today, at eight weeks, was the first time I felt like a tried and true mom. Simon was in his swing when he got fussy this afternoon. He had been fed and changed, he wasn’t over- or under-dressed, and his reflux seemed fine. So why was he crying? I picked him up, suspecting that I […]
Like many babies, Simon sometimes gets his days and nights confused. Unfortunately, last night he and Matt both had upside down schedules and dragged me down with them. It started when I awoke Simon from a three-hour nap to feed him at around 8:15. Frankly, he wasn’t that interested in eating. He got fussy–as he […]
Since I was very young, I’ve always been prone to catastrophic thinking. More than prone: If it were a sport, I’d be in medal contention. For the uninitiated and unencumbered, catastrophic thinking is when you take one negative possibility, extrapolate it to it’s (il)logical extreme, and end up at a worst-case scenario. When I was […]
Today is a special day for me for three reasons: 1. It’s Pearl Harbor Day. That one’s a gimmee. 2. It’s my zadie’s birthday. Lester M. Wolfson was born on December 7, 1911. Even though he died almost 13 years ago, I still think about him often and miss him very much. Simon’s middle name, […]
I know the !Kung tribe in the Kalahari reportedly have babies that never cry and own practically nothing, but as an American it is my cultural heritage to acquire stuff. Plus, I’ve tried to soothe with only my voice and arms, and I failed mightily. So below is a list of some of Simon’s (and […]
Enough about me. I also have some updates on Simon to post. Simon is now just over 7 weeks old and I’ve noticed a few changes. He smiles much more often now–true social smiles that I just live for. And he’s also developed some new vocalizations. He now coos and spurts out some extended vowels […]
Postpartum-ish
Posted in Jessica on Dec 6th, 2006
All my baby books discuss the various forms of hormonal insanity that beset new moms. There are baby blues, which begin within a few days after delivery and are supposed to be mild. There is postpartum depression, which is more serious and requires treatment. And finally, there is postpartum psychosis, which is just plain scary […]