Category: Sleep

When you’re at odds over crying …

The toddler recently had a bad night. We’ve gotten spoiled, I suppose, with him sleeping peacefully from 8:30 p.m. until 7:30 or 8 a.m. Granted, it did take THIRTEEN MONTHS of horrible sleeping (and the end of breastfeeding) to get to that point. But now… Continue Reading “When you’re at odds over crying …”

The wild surprisingly uneventful ride of weaning after more than a year of breastfeeding

Sometimes it’s hard to believe I’m completely done with breastfeeding. Some people might read that and say, “Woah, what are you talking about? It was definitely time!” But those of you who have breastfed a baby — or are currently doing so — understand… Continue Reading “The wild surprisingly uneventful ride of weaning after more than a year of breastfeeding”

What was I thinking?

Do you ever get little flashes of mommy regret, where you ask yourself what the H-E-double-hockey-sticks you were thinking at a certain point in time? I was thinking back to Baby Boy’s newborn days, and remembering how I used to get up for middle-of-the-night… Continue Reading “What was I thinking?”

Pampers, I owe you one …

I hate admitting defeat — or admitting I’m wrong — but … … Damn it, Pampers, I owe you an apology. Yes, you are thin. Yes, you have a funny powder-y smell. Yes, you are covered with prints of licensed characters. Yes, you feel like a… Continue Reading “Pampers, I owe you one …”

When you’re too sick to blog more than random, disjointed sentences …

The sore throat never lies.I’m sick. Baby Boy is sick.Or just teething.I am too tired and sick to know the difference.Luckily he is better today than he was yesterday. Darling Husband is working a double again today.He works another tomorrow.I wish he was here… Continue Reading “When you’re too sick to blog more than random, disjointed sentences …”