Thu, May 18, 2006
Experts vs. instincts
Wednesday, I decided to take the day off from reading baby books. Some of them were really stressing me out. more »
Wed, May 17, 2006
Three weeks
Yesterday was Lucy’s three-week birthday. It is hard to believe how much our lives have changed in that time! Many people advise us (wisely) to cherish these days with her, whether they are joyful or challenging. Jon and I are doing a pretty good job of enjoying each day, but there are definitely things we are looking forward to in the future. more »
Tue, May 16, 2006
Doctor Diaper
There are a number of things that Ann and I are really enjoying about being parents of a newborn. Believe it or not, for me one of those things is diapering. more »
Mon, May 15, 2006
Three events
Three exciting events: first Mother’s Day, a rough night, and a doctor’s appointment. more »
Sun, May 14, 2006
Our apologies, Cubs fans
On the day Lucy was born, April 25, the Cubs won. At that point, they had won nearly two-thirds of their games, standing at 12 wins and 7 losses. Since then, they’ve won only 3 games in 18. We sincerely apologize for the disruption to the Cubs’ play that the birth of Lucy has caused.
Sat, May 13, 2006
She’s 4.21 in 10,000
The Social Security Administration updated their Popular Baby Names site yesterday with the 2005 naming data, and we’re perversely proud that our name choice for Lucia has remained an oddity. more »
Fri, May 12, 2006
Weird reading of the day
I keep thinking about this paragraph from The Happiest Baby on the Block :
“Some people say that babies eat like ‘little pigs,’ but even piggies have a hard time holding a candle to a baby. Every day, young infants ‘snort down’ about three ounces of milk for every pound of their body weight. That’s equivalent to an adult drinking five gallons of whole milk a day, seven days a week. No wonder they eat so often.”
That’s a lot of milk. Lucy is our little piggy.
First outing without Lucy
Yesterday, I ventured out of the house for the first time without bringing Lucy along. It felt really strange! I was only driving about a mile away to our local grocery store, but I was stressed the entire time. It is a weighty thing to be the sole source of food for a person; it really made me want to get home quickly. more »
Must-have hardware
Since Ann has written about labor tricks that worked, I figure maybe I should post about some of the “hardware” we’re most glad to have in the house these days. The baby-commerce industry is massive and strange, and we’ve found the best tools aren’t necessarily what we would have predicted. more »
Wed, May 10, 2006
Labor tricks that worked (and didn’t)
I went for my two-week post-delivery appointment with Jenny the Midwife on Monday. She says everything looks good! I was glad to have the chance to ask her a few questions about my labor experience, especially since this is the last time we are seeing her. more »
Tue, May 9, 2006
Two weeks
Today, Lucy is “two weeks years old” (that is how Jon likes to say it :). I think all three of us have learned a lot about each other over these past two weeks. Even with all the reading I’ve done, caring for a baby is definitely different from how I thought it would be. more »
Mon, May 8, 2006
We love our friends
We had a rough couple of days this weekend, as you probably read from Jon’s post. Lucy is generally not a difficult baby, but this nighttime fussiness thing was starting to put us over the edge. I knew I was feeling pretty anxious about her crying when I realized I wasn’t interested in eating chocolate (a sure sign of distress for me). more »
Sat, May 6, 2006
Road warrior
It was just me, the long-haul truckers, the drunks — and the other dads with sleepless babies — out on the highway last night at 2:30 am. more »
Fri, May 5, 2006
“Those who have young”
This passage of Scripture is freshly relevant to us, and we thank our friend and colleague Ann Beyerlein for including it in a baby card we received today. It’s from Isaiah 40: more »
To pacify or not to pacify
My latest theory is that Lucy is an easily over-stimulated baby. (Not surprising, considering how her parents react to over-stimulation?) I think every baby book I read discusses over-stimulation (which is helpful) and they recommend a pacifiers for an over-stimulated baby (also helpful) but “not until breast-feeding is well-established” (less helpful for the present moment). more »
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