• The Aftermath

    As promised, this post is a follow up to my posting yesterday (or was it two days ago?  I lose track now…) on my c-section.  The changes to my body during my pregnancy…

  • 2:30 AM.

    Chris:  How do we turn it off? Katie:  I don’t know.  What does the manual say? Chris:  He didn’t come with a manual. Katie:  Aw, crap.

  • How to Survive a C-Section

    I have been thinking about this post for a few days now and then yesterday I got a lovely comment from a reader asking me to post on the topic.  And you know…

  • Mommy Brain

    I have been trying to blog for two weeks now.  I have more unusable drafts written than ever before.  They just sit there.  Unpublished.  Mocking me. And why do I have these unpublished…

  • The Four-Legged Perspective

    “Hey, Lucy?” “Yes, Molly?” “Do you think that baby is going to stay here forever?” “I think so.” “But he smells funny.” “Yeah, but he’s kind of cute. I like him.” “Oh. But…

  • Life is Officially Unfair

    For the past six months or so, I have been petitioning my local newspaper.  I want them to do one or more of the following: 1.  Profile my blog in an article. 2.…

  • Between the Bottles

    We seem to have been blessed with a baby that is easy to schedule.  He must have gotten my overly-scheduled genes.  From day one the Bean has been really consistent with his feeding…

  • Bath Times and Breakdowns

    We decided to give Michael a bath. Big mistake. I am a nervous wreck enough about causing permanent damage to this baby as it is. So you put me around water with him…