Archives » February 2007
Lucky Day
A black cat crossing your path is supposed to be unlucky, but what happens if one ends up in your car?
Here’s the story:
On Friday we were leaving Walmart and saw a couple people gathered at our mini-van. I’m thinking “oh no, somebody hit the new van.” It turns out they had noticed a meowing […]It was the best of times and the worst of times
What do you get when you add:
a two year old + a new sibling + a nasty cold + steroids
You get grumpzilla. Grumpzilla has been living with us the last week or more and has been challenging her parents at any chance she gets. I’ve been furiously trying to read up on how to handle […]When you’re two
You . . .
-can get away with telling your pregnant mom that her tummy is bigger than Santa’s
-think it’s cool that you “have nipples like daddy’s”
-mistake a cat’s butt for her belly button
-think fairy underwear is awesome
-believe kisses make boo-boos all better
-have a hard time judging distance and ask your parents not to stop at […]The Other White Milk
Who doesn’t love a catchy pro-breastfeeding slogan like “the other white milk”? Well, apparently this slogan touched a nerve with the National Pork Board. Their lawyers have threatened the website that sells the T-shirts (to raise money for a milk bank) with a lawsuit if they continue to sell the shirt.
Despite the fact that […]The Case of the Missing Umbilical Cord
This story begins two days ago when I noticed Elena’s umbilical cord was gone. It was hanging by a thread, so I had covered it with a band-aid so it wouldn’t get yanked off. Her cord was longer than most (about 2 inches) because in our hurry to leave the hospital, they never came by […]
A Pound?
We just had Elena in for a 11 day check-up and she’s gained a pound since she was born. Granted, she had a diaper on at the weighing, but the doctor was extremely pleased. They’re usually happy with .5 oz a day weight gain, which would have been .5 pounds. All I can say is […]