But, but what about the baby? What about the baby?
The baby is fantastic. He’s like this amazing, weird little puppy that just loves us because we feed him and talk to him and play with him.
He eats a lot.
I don’t really know much a newborn is supposed to eat, but I’m pretty sure [...]
We love things that are waterproof.
Anything that doesn’t soak up urine, breastmilk, formula, spit up, or bright yellow baby poo is fantastic. Our bedspread absorbs all of these things. We hate the bedspread. And the sheets, pillowcases, couch cushions, baby clothes, and my stupid thin cotton nightgowns. I want to live in a house [...]
I’ve been sick all weekend so I was afraid to touch Nicolaus. It’s amazing how nature has already made me fall so totally in love with this weird little person to where staying away from him for 48 hours is making me crazy.
But now I’ve been fever-free for 24 hours and we’ve been feeding [...]
Breastfeeding is the absolute weirdest thing you can possibly imagine. Being pregnant was weird, mainly because of the giant gut and being kicked from inside, but this is seriously from another planet.
I don’t want to gross anybody out but it’s just fascinating how this works. Did you know that just thinking about your baby makes [...]
Late Monday morning FedEx brought me a CD of music recorded by dad, Looie, and Tony – over an hour of songs to play in the delivery room to welcome our baby into the world. They live in Dallas, 800 miles away, but I spent the morning listening to their voices through a little boombox [...]