Archive for September, 2006

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

goodnight moon

i’m sleepy. this isn’t anything out of the ordinary, though today’s stupour left me unusually, splendidly stunned…i kept forgetting whether or not i’d fed the baby, so he probably gained about three pounds in the course of the day…i erred on the side of “fed.” i also managed to wash the dirty diapers in with […]

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Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

a different kind of anniversary

Oscar cut his first tooth yesterday. i was so proud, you would have thought he’d sculpted the Pieta or achieved world peace. he seemed less tickled, himself. apparently having a hard, sharp object come bursting through one’s gums isn’t much fun. and the thing really is rather sharp, i can testify. :) the milestones suddenly […]

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Sunday, September 10th, 2006

the graduate

Oscar moved into his big crib tonight. my big boy. sniff. the mini co-sleeper that he came home from the hospital to, and which has migrated from our bedside to his own bright green room over the past month, has been retired. we spent the weekend in Halifax, and since travelling means it’ll take a […]

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Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

the day after

so, i really did go running yesterday. or, at least, i went out in the rain and trundled along at a fast waddle. my panting, bosom-bouncing scoot earning me more than a few glances from passing cars (i think i need a better sports bra), but i did it. for at least a whole kilometre, […]

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Monday, September 4th, 2006

the plan

okay, i’m over the momentary yearning for another one. maybe in another year Dave & i will evaluate that option. maybe eighteen months…we’re starting to get five and six hours of sleep in a row here with Oscar, and it feels too luxurious to let go of, even in fantasy. i like the idea of […]

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