Ahhh, 2006 is coming in much better than 2005 went out. Baby is much more mellow today, and nursed beautifully from 3 a.m. until 5:00 p.m, at which point he decided he was having none of it. So we're learning a pattern, and I'm getting an electric pump tomorrow for free from a lovely NohoFreecycler, whose karma in 2006 is assured.
So, our nursing days are not over, and it's not all the doom and gloom I thought it would be.
And, after we finally got baby to bed last night, we watched “Murderball,” which is as compelling a documentary as I've ever seen.
And then we switched over to watch Dick Clark drop the Times Square New Year's ball, which made me both happy and sad, but mostly happy.
Happy new year to you, too…my resolution is to let people I know whose blogs I've been haunting that I've been doing so. That means you and Julie. So thought I'd say hi–and that I haven't read stuff as hilarious and refreshing about bringing-up-baby since Anne Lamott's OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. If you haven't already, I hope you compile this stuff at some point. You have a book brewing.
yours in cyberspace,
Kate
http://kateevans.blogspot.com
If you haven't already, I hope you compile this stuff at some point. You have a book brewing.
I decided that if I wrote a book about having a newborn, I'd title it “Laundry at Midnight.” But I don't write memoir, so you can write it! 🙂
–Julie
I've been a fan of Operating Instructions (her best book, IMO) for years. I loved the part where her baby was whimpering in the night, and she was lying there hating it, only to realize that baby was whimpering because he'd fallen off her (very low) bed. Sooooo true to life. Motherhood (and breastfeeding!) is a lot like sobriety: one day at a time, because you know it's best for everyone involved. 🙂 I type this as I sip a margarita, alone in our house because Brian's out driving with the baby until baby falls asleep. He might be gone a while…
At least he has learned to smile. I insist you immediately teach him to stick out his tongue. This way he can always get a job in a KISS cover band.