What a lucky mama I am! My baby: is generous – he now offers me his soother in between his own soothing needs, and seems genuinely delighted if I accept – so delighted that he’ll do this many times in a row; is talented – he can be holding and sucking on his duck (sounds [...]
Posts Tagged ‘motherhood’
19 Jan
Baby Bit(e)s (Hard) VI
It’s been a trying day. I realize I have a lovely baby. He eats well most of the time, does lots of sleeping compared to many babies, smiles a lot, is learning like a li’l turbo-genius, and brings us immeasurable joy. Also, he bites. On his mom’s nipples. This is not so lovely. I know [...]
9 Jan
Seven Months Old
I cannot believe how time is flying! When I look back at the photos and videos of my baby E from a few short months ago, I am amazed at how much he’s changed. It is both heartbreaking and exhilarating. He is so full of life and fun, and I am so blessed to be [...]
4 Dec
Sploosh
I’ve been asked, with regard to the happy/greedy sighs that E makes while having a particularly good feed, “how do you keep your love from splooshing you away?” I think I may have given this simple answer at the time, and it’s still true: I don’t. I get splooshed away every single day. My husband [...]
9 Nov
Actually, it’s November 8th. Today.
I don’t know why, but my blog records all my posts as a day later than they actually are. Like somehow I can see into the future? Write the future? (“It’s like I have ESPN or something!”) So today is November 8th, and my little baby (“E”) is five months old. Already! And he truly [...]
6 Nov
Dilovely’s Little List of Goals
I’m enjoying this. I enjoy that I don’t need preamble or continuity to write in my Bloggy Blog. No constraints on length or level of awesomeness. (When my sister started her blog and left for Europe, I discovered that my baby son gives big smiles when you say “Blogblogblogblogblog.”) What was my topic again? Oh [...]
5 Nov
A few of today’s thoughts
It occurs to me that I might seem conceited to choose the user name dilovely. I wanted to emphasize the love part, since I’m very aware of love, and like to make sure people hear about it when I love them. Okay? Wait, why do I care if the ether thinks I’m conceited? Shoot, I [...]
