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Wagons, Ho!

Posted by Unknown Wednesday, November 16, 2005 0 comments

Our living room looks as if a Target exploded.

On the piano, baby clothes.  On the kitchen pass-thru, men’s wear.  Piano bench, women’s wear. 

And on the dining room table (seats eight,) baby gear.

We’re getting ready for Madeleine’s first trip to Dallas to visit her many relatives, and I feel like the supply chief for a wagon train, organizing our necessities (bouncy seat!  Check!  Playmat!  Check!  Piggy!  Piggy?  Where’s Piggy!!!  Whew, Check!) for a one-week trip the way pioneers planned for an eight-month haul across the unsettled territories.

Wrestling With the Beast

Posted by Unknown Monday, November 14, 2005 0 comments

There’s a topic I’ve been avoiding in these postings because I know it’s controversial.  But I know that every parent struggles with this issue and because I’m trying to be open and honest about where I am in this parenting thing, I need to bring it up here and be ready for the email onslaught.

I’m talking about sleep-training.

If Loving Me is Wrong, Don't Let Her Be Right

Posted by Unknown Saturday, November 12, 2005 0 comments

Every once in a while, I read something by another mom and think, “Yeah.  She gets it.”  Today was one of those days.

Babycenter has several different diaries of parents at various stages with their kids, and I often read the series entitled “Tending Violet.”  The author, Joyce Lollar, is raising her first child, Violet, born only a few weeks before Madeleine, so I enjoy “hearing from” another mom who’s in about the same spot I am.  Sometimes I’m right with her and sometimes I’m not, but this week she found me where I live.

Seeing the Future, Now

Posted by Unknown Wednesday, November 9, 2005 0 comments
Today’s the five month mark.  I’m starting to fear the racing passage of time.  I’ve got this straining eagerness to experience every milestone of hers – crawling, standing, walking, talking – as soon as possible, warring with my deep desire to freeze her exactly as she is right now and never let her grow up another centimeter, nor take one more step away from me.  Everyone speaks of how quickly babies change, and I only now understand what that means.

The Sweet Spot

Posted by Unknown Monday, November 7, 2005 0 comments

No, I’m not talking about that spot on her neck which always smells divine and calls to me like a siren, “Come nibble on me!”

Though that is pretty sweet. 

Rather, I’m speaking of the point I’m at in my relationship with my daughter.


For New Yorkers

Posted by Unknown Sunday, November 6, 2005 0 comments

Today’s entry won’t captivate the entire country; I want to share my favorite mommy stuff that’s specific to New York.  Not trying to be exclusionary, it’s simply where I live and what I know.  While researching babyhood, I came across some great places and it’d be a shame if I didn’t pass them on. 

If you’re looking for the hottest spot to shop next to Sara Jessica, this ain’t it.  If you’re looking for things that will really help make your life easier (or even happier!), read on. Note- maternity stores not included.

Any Signs of Life?

Posted by Unknown Thursday, November 3, 2005 0 comments

We’ve experienced another first in Madeleine Land; the Extended Nap.

 Starting at three months, Madeleine began sleeping through the night with only the occasional spurt of mid-night wake ups, but ever since she sorted out her nights from her days at a very early age, she’s been a terrible napper.   
I began trying to introduce daily naps at roughly the same time when she was about four months old, and the longest I’ve ever gotten her to go is about 45 minutes; usually she’s out for 30 minutes then up and wide awake!  This leads to a need for more frequent naps, and a cranky baby more often during the day.  Everything I read tells me she should be napping about an hour in the morning and TWO TO THREE HOURS in the afternoon!  Do you know what I could get done with two free hours???  I spend her 30 minute cat-naps frantically getting everything done that I can!  I DREAM of multiple-hour naps!

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