Nov 15, 2010  •  In Claire, Cute, Funny

Crotch-Punching Cloudy

Last night J and I decided to dress Claire in her take-home outfit to see how it would fit her now, at 6 weeks old. (She was positively swimming in it when we brought her home from the hospital, as even premie clothes were too large on her for the first week of her life.) […]

Nov 13, 2010  •  In Asian, Food, Funny

I ♥ Sriracha Sauce

I haven’t craved much spicy foods since I got pregnant (the horror!), and I have continued to stay away from the stuff while breastfeeding. That being said, I am a connoisseur of spice/hot sauces and my all-time favorite remains sriracha sauce. It is precisely for this reason that I believe this updated food pyramid to be awesome: […]

Nov 13, 2010  •  In Baby, Claire, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal

Trying to Do What’s Best

Claire has had thrush on and off for about a month now, (I don’t know why doctors prescribe Nystatin when it only works in about 50% of thrush cases) and it looks like it’s spread to my boobs too. So now I am battling both thrush and mastitis. Perhaps I had thrush first which caused the […]

Nov 11, 2010  •  In Baby, Personal

Mastitis

Yesterday I felt like crap. I was aching all over, I alternated between the chills and sweats, and I could barely walk in a straight line. (I had even failed to publish yesterday’s post on Jane Eyre. It was sitting there ready to go, and all I had to do was click on the “Published” […]

Nov 10, 2010  •  In Books, Entertainment, Movies

Fantastically Dark Trailer for “Jane Eyre”

Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favorite books, so I was thrilled to see this trailer for the newest movie adaptation. Directed by Cary Fukunaga, the film seems to have a dark, stylish feel that brings a modern twist to a story that is set in the 1800s. I love the fact that it treads […]

Nov 9, 2010  •  In Baby, Comang, Guest Posts, Relationships

Guest Post: Family Pets

I know that introducing Claire to Comang and his adjustment to no longer being the “baby” of the house will be difficult, but I am determined to make it work. So when Heather first contacted me about possibly writing a guest post on the addition of babies to households with pets, I jumped at the […]

Nov 8, 2010  •  In Baby, Claire, Parenting, Personal

The Cutest Baby in the World

J is convinced that Claire is the cutest baby in the world. “How can you look at her and not think that she’s the cutest baby ever? I dare you to show me a cuter baby!” My parents and in-laws all agree with him and are always marveling over their grandchild. And once again, I […]