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Apple of our eyes

mopsy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:00:57 +0000

My kids begin discussing next year’s birthday well in advance. Like 364 days, give or take an hour or two.

Beatrix wanted a The Princess and the Frog birthday for months on end. I was ready to succumb to a Disney-fied birthday for my girl, who would be turning 4.

But she surprised me. [...]

Mother mother

mopsy — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:27:12 +0000

She twisted the alfredo-dressed linguine onto the fork and waited for me to be a baby bird.

It was messy and comical. Some of the gooey strands became untwisted, slapping my chin as I unceremoniously slurped my first dinner at the hospital. I was nursing very-new Teddy, who was latched on successfully. Everyone knows you [...]

Nursing and wounds

mopsy — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:54:46 +0000

Breastfeeding with tween boys in the house is a tricky thing to wrangle. I wondered how they felt about it. I kept wondering. I tried to discern by their expressions and actions. I made assumptions, based on our long history of being a breastfeeding-friendly household.

Then it occurred to me to simply ask them. How [...]

Birth story

mopsy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:30:40 +0000

I figured it out.

When my husband and I kept hearing the song, “Don’t Bring Me Down” by ELO, we joked that we should name the baby Bruce. In retrospect, I think the message we were supposed to glean was “Don’t bring me down, Bruise.”

We got home from the hospital last Friday. As we [...]

The adore

mopsy — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:25:17 +0000

I’ll have a lot of fun with his name, based on the clever title for this post. Here are some photos I took of Theodore before we left the hospital. We came home yesterday.

I am still working on the birth story, which has been hard to corral into neat, punchy paragraphs.

Theodore Miles to go before I sleep

mopsy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:20:36 +0000

My husband came to me where I carved out my bit of bed. He knelt his body, he knelt his head, and he did what any boy who loved the grand woman of his youth would do. He cried.

She battled Alzheimer’s disease for years. Despite the cruelty of the disease, our memories of her [...]

They call me Bruce?

mopsy — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:22:43 +0000

Hubby here for Gretchen to announce Mr. Baby backed his way into the world this morning at 10:29. I’m also instructed to give his measurements. 7 lbs and 15 oz. 19 inches long. 14 inch circumference head.

Gretchen and baby had a rough delivery, but both are well. All are tired but sick of bed. [...]

Dr. Santa Claus, OB/Gyn, will not be delivering Bruce

mopsy — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:40:56 +0000

I had to go to the hospital today for bloodwork. It was a surreal hour where I was offered 4 wheelchairs by various volunteers and staff members. I declined every offer, but wished in retrospect I had said yes. To all 4.

I could have sat in one, propped my legs in two other chairs, [...]

Mr. Baby has a tragic case of Butt Ear

mopsy — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:35:49 +0000

Today has been an exercise in keeping it together. I am truly at the end of my rope in many ways. I feel a meltdown coming on. It’s not just me. We are all tired, grumpy, weepy, and worn out.

My mom, who has been here for almost 4 weeks, is sick. She has strep [...]

First Day

mopsy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:32:29 +0000

I feel totally removed from back to school madness. My husband shopped for the bulk of the supplies. He took them to registration and to Back To School night. My mom is driving them.

I carved some time out of my busy schedule to take our annual First Day of School photos, though. It’s [...]