Motherhood Isn’t Always Pretty

Nap wars are going to kill me

March 21, 2010

I’d like to be writing a beautiful post right now about the joys and struggles of motherhood. How I look at C’s face and fall more in love every time I look at her.  Or even one about how I struggle with weekends because I want to turn off work, but my to-do list is still looming and [...]

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Where I whine about naps (or lack thereof)

February 27, 2010

Please stop, child.  Please.  I beg you to stop with the fussing and the whining and the crying. Please cool it with the kicking and the thrashing of your head and the spitting out of the paci.  You just ate and I changed your diaper.  It has been 2 hours and 25 minutes since you woke up [...]

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I just need 90 seconds

February 10, 2010

19 hours after delivery I had a little bit of a dilemma.  I had to pee and I was alone in the hospital room with C.  Craig had gone home to shower, our visitors left and I was soaking in the new feelings of motherhood while cuddling with my baby.  But I was also guzzling water [...]

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