Feeling the Fail

I feel like there is a giant FAIL on my forehead. Why? First, because I gave J formula last night. I didn’t want to do it; I really wanted to make it to six months with no supplements and I was just 12 days shy of that goal. I know I should be proud of […]

Friday Faves

This week’s favorite is a recipe… my new favorite recipe. I’m a vegetarian so of course if you’re not you can substitute chicken broth. Refried Beans (sans the Re-Fry)1 onion, peeled and halved3 cups dry pinto beans, rinsed (or one bag which is like 3.5 cups is fine)1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped2 tablespoons […]

Farting (there, I said it. Damn. I giggled.)

J is a professional farter. He makes noises that I have never heard made before and he makes them with great force. I don’t know where he gets it from (cough… Husband… cough) but he seriously has adult-sized farts. And they wake me up at night. Hell, they wake HIM up at night and that’s […]

Post-Baby Body

Having a baby, no matter how you go about it, changes you. Sure, it changes your life, but I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about how it actually, physically changes you. I have never been tiny. I’m not obese, but I usually see about ten to fifteen pounds more than I’d like to when […]

Saturdays

I love Saturday mornings. Even this morning, when Mother Nature decided to mock me with my apparent over-fertility. (I mean, really? How can I go back to being on a regular cycle when I’m breast feeding?!?!) Saturday mornings mean that when J wakes up we can lie in bed and look at each other for […]

It’s my milk and I’ll cry if I want to!

Another new mom I know had some profound words to share yesterday via her facebook status and I feel the need to repeat it here… Whoever said don’t cry over spilled milk was obviously not a pumping mother. Truer words were never ever spoken. This morning, day four or five of no sleep (who’s counting?), […]

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