mighty maggie: I blame the baby

I blame the baby

July 2, 2008: Turning the house inside out
Comments: 5 | Categories: I blame the baby

While I feel I am in a constant state of restlessness over all the things we need to do before the baby gets here, Phillip kind of floats along in a "Huh? The baby's coming when?" until something hits him....

April 27, 2008: What am I doing posting at 5:30 am on a Sunday?
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To record, for posterity's sake, one of the Worst Days Ever. On Wednesday Jack fell down the stairs because I forgot to shut the baby gate. On Thursday he bawled when we left my parents' house, most likely because he...

January 7, 2008: How many times can I mention cake?
Comments: 14 | Categories: I blame the baby

Hello from Sunday night. I finally tore myself away from Paper Mario to run up here and get a few things done before I go to bed. Except it's hard to get a few things done when you can hear...

January 3, 2008: I have not eaten a cookie in TWO ENTIRE DAYS
Comments: 16 | Categories: I blame the baby

It just took me 45 minutes to get Jack down for a nap at my parents' house, so I am in a STELLAR mood. An excellent frame of mind for writing about one's fat pants, don't you think? (Although I...

December 29, 2007: Flopping on Dr. Internet's couch
Comments: 9 | Categories: Anxiety , I blame the baby

Because of the stupid writers strike (I am a supporter! Just not happy about it!) Phillip and I have been watching the last season of The Sopranos. Phillip really likes this show and has dilligently powered through each episode over...

December 3, 2007: Suddenly I feel very very OLD
Comments: 15 | Categories: I blame the baby

I usually go visit my dad on Thursdays. (He's a house husband now. We hang out and he tells me about all the things he cleaned that week and then he makes dinner for when my mom and Phillip get...

November 18, 2007: Day 18
Comments: 4 | Categories: I blame the baby , NaBloPoMo07 , This Mom thing

The Evil Weight Loss Challenge ends Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. This morning I weighed in at my lowest weight since having the baby. But then? I ate pumpkin bread pudding. I ate an egg dish full of potatoes. I...

October 14, 2007: This mom thing is for the birds
Comments: 9 | Categories: I blame the baby

I really like my hair. Not my hairstyle, per se, although I recently got an expensive haircut at a fancy salon and it's true what they say: you get what you pay for. But I've always had hair that made...

October 9, 2007: Am I actually going to hit Publish?!
Comments: 10 | Categories: I blame the baby

This one is going to be about boobs. If you know me in real life, can you just pretend you didn't read this? Anyway. I am going to say something a lot of you probably won't like. That being: this...

August 26, 2007: Return of the chunk
Comments: 8 | Categories: I blame the baby , Jack's friends

I am winding down from a most excellent weekend with wonderful friends. Four couples, four babies, lots of talking and heaps of food make for a fabulous, if exhausting, time. Once I get my pictures uploaded I will treat you...

June 25, 2007: Pictures? Who wants pictures?
Comments: 15 | Categories: I blame the baby , Jackson

In lieu of a post that could be summarized thusly: When the formula people sent me free cans in the mail I thought, "Gee, that's nice of them, but I'm going to breastfeed so they wasted their marketing money on...

June 11, 2007: Feeling sorry for myself is not my most attractive quality
Comments: 16 | Categories: I blame the baby

Yesterday I went to visit a friend who had a baby one week ago. Said baby is the same size as my child, although my child is already one month old. She came out with the cord around her neck...