Olivia’s birth story
In honor of my baby’s second birthday today, here’s her birth story I wrote when she was a day old. ___________________________________________________ The anticipation is over! Tiny little Miss Long-Awaited is here at last. The quickie details first: Olivia Margaret arrived at 2:50 am on July 21, weighing in at 8 [...]
Name the Baby Extravaganza!
(First off: Boo to missing my first day in the Summer Blogging Challenge yesterday!! In my defense, I did blog from my BlackBerry in bed bitching about being in bed with the baby because the kitten kept waking her, but my battery died before I could publish it. And then I fell asleep. And nobody [...]
Relief
I’d like to preface this entry by saying I hope I’m not jinxing myself. I’m knocking on wood as I type. As some of you probably remember, when Lily was a newborn she spent some time at the hospital due to having seizures. The shortish version of the story is that on her fifth day [...]
Yumminesses
Squeaky sleep sighsShoulder peach fuzzTeenie tiny wrinkled toesWide-mouthed smooches where she tries to latch on to my mouthMilk breathTiny bum sticking up while she sleepsThe smell that drifts up from her hairMid-nap stretches, complete with the Superman arm thrust I may, in fact, be just a tiny bit in love.
Baby Olivia
The anticipation is over! Tiny little Miss Long-Awaited is here at last. The quickie details first: Olivia Margaret arrived at 2:50 am on July 21, weighing in at 8 lbs 6 oz. She was born into her Daddy’s hands, bum first and ready to make her opinions known! The more interesting, detailed version: After weeks [...]
