Kid Amnesiac

You’ve heard of tennis elbow, right? Or of washerwoman’s knees? I have a new one to add to the canon of occupation-specific maladies: Nursing Mom’s Tuchus. Apparently I am not used to sitting so long in this particular posture. That or my poor-man’s Aeron downstairs is a better chair than I gave it credit for. […]

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Now that we’re home, I thought I’d write about the actual labor and delivery while I can still remember any of it. The short version is that it was great–easier and shorter than I expected and a positive and empowering experience. As Matt wrote earlier, I delicately woke him at around 5:20 a.m. Monday with […]

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Say “Hi” to Simon (six pounds, eight ounces).

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We’ve been up for just a little over an hour since Jessica’s water broke, and the contractions started probably a half an hour ago. Six and a half minutes between contractions and the last one lasted a minute and twenty seconds. No more blogging for me — I’ve got stuff to do….

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Well, here’s a way to wake up: “Holy @#$%, Matt — my water just broke!” And did it ever! But still no real labor. We’re gonna call the doctor’s office in a little bit and see what they want us to do. Stay tuned….

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