Comments on: end of the beginning

By: nomotherearth

nomotherearth — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:56:17 +0000

I was never a baby person either. Having a second one really changed that. I see the magic now, instead of just the exhaustion.

By: Rach

Rach — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:31:53 +0000

She is just gorgeous. Enjoy these days.

I found your blog via Glow in the Woods. On September 11 this year we lost our baby daughter, Alice, at 20 weeks gestation. I also had a miscarriage earlier this year. It has not been a good year for us…

But I love to hear stories of happiness and hope and of new life for people that have also had terribly sad times of loss.

I wish you all the best, for you and your family.

Take care,

Rach

By: Hannah

Hannah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:36:05 +0000

And this is why I’m only 80% sure I don’t want any more children… that feeling when I look at James and think “is this the last time I’ll have a wee baby who smiles for the first time, sits, crawls, laughs?”

I don’t know if I’m ready to let go of it yet. Even though I really and truly am NOT a baby person.

Good luck with the thrush. I’ve never had it although I’ve read about it and it sounds just wretched.

By: mimi

mimi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:41:50 +0000

HOLY SHIT, BON! You had a baby while I wasn’t looking, I’ve just caught up on all the lovely, lovely, amazing posts and fantastsic adventures and wow.

Congratulations. I’m so so sooooo happy for you all. Oh, hooray. This has just made my whole day.

What a fine family you all are.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:17:57 +0000

Lil’s infancy was so difficult, I felt I had little chance to ingest it and hold it, to cherish it. I’m so glad you can feel these moments, difficulties aside. They truly are so fleeting. What I wouldn’t give some days for a moment with that tiny bean of nearly three years past.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:35:52 +0000

Ah. . . thrush. When P and I had it, we tried the whole Gentian Violet route, and then the grapefruit seed extract route, neither of which gave us (okay — me) much relief. What DID work, however, was a prescription for a specially formulated nipple ointment. Worked wonders — I just applied it after each feeding and/or any time I experienced pain. I got the “recipe” fr the ointment from the PEI Public Health nurse assigned to me and P, and had my doctor prescribe it to me. I’ll see if I can still find the “recipe”, and if so, I’ll send it along in case you want to give it a shot.
Lisa

By: mamie

mamie — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:41:47 +0000

i vaguely remember the early days with their fragile limbs and obliging bonelessness. it seems like it did whirl away and leave me sitting here, wondering when they found out they had knees and how did he know that was ice water? i too think myself done with those days, not planning on more. but i occasionally long for the feel, the feather light feel of them then. especially when bodily struggling to get their combined weight of 50 pounds off the play structure.

and, i understand if the sexy ain’t rocking it right now…i am sure when the time comes, you shall respond to my challenge accordingly. ;)

By: flutter

flutter — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:01:21 +0000

Bon, you are the mother I hope I can be someday

By: janet

janet — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:10:20 +0000

I was having some serious newborn nostalgia today. I didn’t see a newborn, no. I just suddenly remembered taking my last newborn to the grocery store when she was one week old and hearing the literal gasps from the elderly folk at the store, tears in their eyes telling me to enjoy, enjoy!

Did I enjoy her enough? I hope so.

By: Georgia

Georgia — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:25:14 +0000

Three weeks already? Wow.
I can’t wait for that newborn-ness! (Although I guess I will as the alternative of not waiting is full of pit holes).