I’d say that my post labor recovery went pretty smoothly. My back stopped aching around 5 days out of the hospital and I regained strength within maybe… Read more “Recovery”
Month: September 2007
Two adults and one child
When I first moved out of my house and went away to college, I still felt like a kid. Or at least, an angsty teenager. I had… Read more “Two adults and one child”
I’m never bragging about you again
For yesterday, when I braved the Outside World with little Elliot and went onto campus, he was the baby of an angel. He slept peacefully the entire… Read more “I’m never bragging about you again”
Oh, and by the way
I want to tack this article on as an afterthought to the previous entry about Eastern Promises. Now I definitely want to see it.
First day on the job
Does anyone else think Eastern Promises looks, well, promising? It’s highly unlikely we’ll actually see it, since I feel all sorts of weird taking a small child… Read more “First day on the job”
No, I will not apologize
I’ve been scarce around this blog over the weekend but for no particular reason. Baby is still on the dumb blanket thing but he had another blood… Read more “No, I will not apologize”
Friday poem
A poem I wrote maybe 4 or 5 years ago; I found it on a folded sheet of paper in a box of old stuff. In Alabama,… Read more “Friday poem”
It’s 3 AM I must be feeding
The first three or so days of breastfeeding, Elliot latched on quickly but slowed down as he went along. These days, he begins in an angry state.… Read more “It’s 3 AM I must be feeding”
Things they don’t tell you
Your stomach will never EVER be the same once you have a kid Post-partum cannot be summed up by a book; just these words: YOU WILL FEEL… Read more “Things they don’t tell you”
Got to admit it’s getting better
Elliot’s bilirubin number was down from 17.1 to 14 today, after only 12 hours on the machine. Normal time frame to cure the problem is 48 hours… Read more “Got to admit it’s getting better”