the girls, they are deflating and fast. i peek down my own top to see pancakes with nipples. and jude, she suckles back and forth and back again, with such enthusiasm, only to get what? a sip? a trickle? i can’t tell. she sits back, points at my chest, and [...]
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dry.
Posted in breastfeeding on July 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
staycation and cough drops.
Posted in big kid jude, video on July 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
so. this is day 2 of my staycation. it’s the time off i reserved for our wedding in iowa, but alas, it wasn’t meant to be. of course, neither h nor i are getting cold feet. rather, i had to have a root canal, and that sucked the funds right out [...]
13 months.
Posted in big kid jude, monthly letter, photos on July 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
dearest jude,
yesterday, you went and turned 13 months. one year old, i was prepared for, mostly. thirteen months? not so much. silly of me to think i could hold you still for a little while, and revel in your one-yearness. already, you are sprinting toddling forward toward becoming a full-fledged [...]
gimme sugar.
Posted in breastfeeding on July 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
this amazing shot was taken by our dear friend m last weekend, and clearly illustrates my daughter’s can-do attitude when she wants to nurse. any bit of exposed flesh will do.
bullets.
Posted in big kid jude, ttc on July 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »
we have taken alllll your amazing words to heart, re: kid 2.0, and may have reached a verdict. thank you for participating so graciously in such weighty decisions. you are all my favorites.
we’ve both been peeing on ovulation sticks, to keep track of our cycles. we even share the same pee cup. (ah, intimacy.) the [...]
pheromones
Posted in etc on July 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
the other morning, h and i were snuggling in bed, all intertwined limbs and post lovin’ smiles, when the weirdest thing happened. we heard a *scritch scritch scritch* on our (upstairs) bedroom window, and glanced over in time to see two sparrows perched precariously on the screen, copulating.
their brazen lewd act only [...]
on timing.
Posted in big kid jude, fambly, ttc on July 8, 2009 | 26 Comments »
we’ve hit a good stride in our home recently, with a toddler on a predictable-ish schedule, who is happy and growing and adored. h loves being the homemaker (in every sense of the word) mama, and i’m plugging along at work, hoping to move onward and upward. in a word, we are content.
and [...]
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