You Know You’re Sleep Deprived…

When you reach into your bra to remove your nursing pad and notice you applied the nursing pad inside out with the adhesive pressed against your breast instead of your bra. You then spend a few highly uncomfortable minutes peeling the pad from your already sore nipple. Um, HELLO. I need those nipples intact, yo. […]

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Secret Agent To The Rescue!

I had big plans to post about the first month of mommyhood when Wito decided to endure a growth spurt and feed every 2 hours around the clock. Good times. My very cute pediatrician with a South African accent told me Wito would become much fussier in the upcoming weeks, and yes, he was correctamundo. […]

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How Do New Moms Find Time To Blog?

Seriously. And how are they so damn witty? I can’t seem to find the time to sit and write, and even if I did, my brain is the equivalent of rice pudding. And I really want to tell you about the funny (funny-peculiar, not funny-haha) things I’ve been doing lately. Like when I thought it […]

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A Half-Assed Attempt of Whoorlito’s Birth Story

August 3, 2006 9:00am – D and I had our third appointment with Maternal Diagnostics to check on my amniotic fluid issues. We were pretty sure we would receive the same news as the prior visits, but for some reason we decided to pack our hospital bags in the car this time. Oooh, the foreshadowing… […]

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The birth story is too daunting at this point.

WHOAH. This parenting gig is exhausting. My baby is a tad confused – sleepy angel by day, grunty scared-of-the-dark vampire by night. I totally blame the NICU. S.O.S. – I’m so tired. He never cries, but he loves to stay awake all night and cluster feed. Hence, my boobs are falling off, but for good […]

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