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Monthly Archives: October 2005

He Sings! He Dances! He Makes a Killer Martini!

Well, not quite yet on the martini, but I’m working on it! In the meantime, Doodles sings!

The Guilt of Mothering

Everyone tells you that having two kids is going to be difficult, that two kids is five times (or seven or twelve or fill in the number you’ve heard) as hard as one. But everyone frames in terms of chasing two around, monitoring two, keeping two from killing each other. What people don’t tell you [...]

It’s No Dinner with Andre

What now passes for intellectual conversation in our house. Dinner conversation on a random Thursday night: Adam: Man, my neck hurts!Doodles: Fork! Fork!Me: Doodles, can you ask nicely?Doodles: Please.Me: So, how was work today?Adam: Same as ever. I don’t know what I did to my neck, but it’s killing me.Doodles: Doodles wants Goldfish.Sweetie Pie [from [...]

Yikes!

I just uttered the scariest thing I’ve ever said, and it’s still a week away from Halloween. To Adam: “You know, Murray is my favorite Wiggles.” Brain, I miss you! Please come back soon!

Slogging

Was it really less than a year ago that I ran 26.2 miles? I got the thumbs up from my O.B. to resume life as usual, or at least life as usual as it can be with this new alien parasite attached to my breast for 90% of her waking hours (the other 10 % [...]

It’s That Time of Year Again…

And we’re going for number 5 (although only win number 4). Let’s see if I can do it and still keep my sanity and my children fed.

If Only the Stuff Could Be Harnassed…

When I was a mere wee one, all of three years old living in Westchester County in New York, I developed a massive fear of cows. Now those familiar with the area know that cows are exactly roaming the streets of the suburbs New York City. But I was terrified. I’d say to my parents [...]

Nana Nano

The Nana left today. It wasn’t pretty: Doodles had an absolute meltdown as we left the airport, big tears streaming down his face, as he wailed in a pitiful cry, “Naaaaaanaaaa! Naaaaaanaaaa!” Which is different from the cry that Sweetie Pie was making yesterday, when she was lying in her vibrating chair, her little face [...]

A Sweetie by Any Other Name…

Two years ago I was traumatized by the bris of my son. This past Sunday, we had a Simchat Bat for Sweetie, a ceremony in which we gave her her Hebrew name. What a difference! It was the same welcoming into the Jewish community. It was the same opportunity to have our family and friends [...]

All Clear

I have my six-week postpartum doc visit today. I’ve lost thirty pounds so far, which is pretty good considering I gained thirty-five in the pregnancy (although my prepregnancy weight wasn’t my ideal starting point, however it was the same prepregnancy weight I had before Doodles). My incision looks good. And my uterus is back down [...]