Managing Molly

February 10, 2010: In which I do not exaggerate, not even a little bit
Comments: 20 | Categories: Chineseness , Life with two , Managing Molly , Tending to the prince
I intended to stuff the kids into the double stroller after their naps and drag them to the Asian grocery store up the street, but of course it was pouring. So we drove instead, and I felt silly bringing the...

January 20, 2010: Plot Holes
Comments: 5 | Categories: About Me , Managing Molly , Tending to the prince , Too much going on
This was one of those very long very exhausting days, but the kind where you get all your stuff done and the kids are halfway cooperative and you don't care THAT much that your husband met friends for drinks after...

January 7, 2010: Seven Quick Updates On The Children
Comments: 5 | Categories: Life with two , Managing Molly , Tending to the prince
1. Tonight, as we're climbing into my bed to read stories, Jack says, "I'm mad at you." I scoffed, because I was in a Scoffing Mood, but I wanted to say, "I'm mad at you back." Because, as it turns...

October 11, 2009: Thirteenish months
Comments: 10 | Categories: Managing Molly
So, um, at 13 months old my daughter has finally started crawling. Wait, no, I take that back. She's not crawling so much as deigning to balance on her hands and knees, even, on occasion, voluntarily doing so of her...

July 26, 2009: Not doing anything about the future guilt tonight
Comments: 11 | Categories: Life with two , Managing Molly , Too much going on
This weekend smelled like sunscreen and tasted like ha gau and sounded like two children yelling, simultaneously, at the top of their lungs. We're sticky and half-naked around here, in and out of the kiddie pool and the sprinkler, filling...

July 21, 2009: In which I surrender
Comments: 11 | Categories: Life with two , Managing Molly
Today was so rotten it was almost funny. No, it WAS funny, as evidenced by the numerous times I laughed out loud at my own predicament. That predicament being: Mother Of Two Children Who Woke Up Unbearably Early And Are,...

June 9, 2009: Quality of Life, Overall Improvement: 1000%
Comments: 13 | Categories: Managing Molly
Molly was such an amazing sleeper as a newborn. At two months she was sleeping 10, 11, even 12 hour stretches. Even better? She put her OWN SELF to sleep. The first time I saw it happen I nearly contacted...

June 3, 2009: Sleep is for wussies anyway
Comments: 8 | Categories: Life with two , Managing Molly
You guys are so great. I fully expect to be knocked about the head and shoulders for using the word "despairing" when I have two kids who go to sleep on their own and are, for the most part, napping...

June 3, 2009: Nothing else to say at 6 am
Comments: 12 | Categories: Managing Molly
There comes a point when the wah-how-do-I-get-my-baby-to-sleep-through-the-night posts drastically decrease in interestingness, so I'm sorry to do this to you yet AGAIN, but WAH. HOW? Last night after dinner I went to the beach with some friends and all three...

May 6, 2009: The latest goings on with Miss Temperamental
Comments: 8 | Categories: Managing Molly
I know posts about baby sleep are right up there with Paint Drying and That Dream I Had Last Night on the Boredom Scale, but OH WELL! I am Queen of this here blog, etc. etc. At this point last...

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