About four weeks ago, Simon had two fussy days. He cried a fair bit and wanted to nurse all the time. It was textbook growth spurt behavior, and it didn’t shake me. I figured at the time it would last a day or two, and then I’d get my sunnier guy back for a week […]
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Sending in for Reinforcements
Posted in Jessica on Feb 3rd, 2007
Simon has been a much easier baby lately, but for the first time since the height of his colicky behavior, I am feeling run-down and stressed. I’ve been tired all week, and I’m pretty sore, too. The fatigue is easy enough to explain. Since January 2, when I returned to work, almost every waking moment […]
Our little guy is clearly a Tarheel. For any of you who have been to North Carolina, you know that the greeting of choice is the three-syllable “hey”. It comes out something like “hay-e-ay”. Live there for a while and you’ll find yourself saying it no matter how much you promise you won’t. Well, Simon […]
Two weeks ago, I purchased a Bebe au Lait nursing cover-up. I like to call it the nursing burkha, and I can’t believe it’s come to this. If you have been pregnant or know anyone who has been pregnant in the past decade or so, I’m sure you are aware that right now breastfeeding is […]
The Mommy Job
Posted in Jessica on Jan 26th, 2007
Back when I worked for a Hebrew publishing house in Albany, my boss (hi Claudia!) used to talk about the benefits of having a “mommy job” if you were a mother. The mommy job is part-time and ideally has flexible hours. It provides enough intellectual stimulation that you can flex your mental muscles and remember […]
Simon is now fourteen weeks old, and I have not been away from him for longer than a single feeding, a maximum of around 2 1/2 hours, since we brought him home on October 20. For many mothers, especially those who bottle-fed babies or went back to work right away, this schedule appears to be […]
There’s a scene in the Princess Bride in which Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) declares something that has happened “inconceivable”, and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) replies: “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” It’s a funny line from a funny movie. And I feel this way myself now […]
Most nights, sometime between around 7:30 or so and about 11:00, Simon flips out. His face turns bright red or purple, a vein on his skull sticks out, he balls up his fists, and he screams bloody murder. We call this “fighting mad”, and the hour (or two or three) during which it occurs is […]
Tonight Simon laughed for the first time… I think. I was over at Mom’s while Matt’s band practiced, and sometime between dinner and dessert mom leaned over his Papasan seat (he was our centerpiece at the table) and made a funny face at him. Simon went wild. His eyes opened wide, and his dimples deepened. […]
I have a troubled history with television. I’m perfectly happy to go without owning a TV (as I did for most of my college years), but once I have access, addictive viewing usually isn’t far behind. Some people with TVs can be content to watch a few good shows, some sports, and a little PBS. […]