so, early on nursing was really hard, for both henry and myself. but now that we’re in month #4 and he’s bigger and more coordinated and i’m more confident and used to it, i feel like we’ve really gotten the hang of it. and i love it! i’m over the bizarre/freak out/invasion of the body …

my father-in-law inadvertently gave me some good advice during his “oh, god, are you sure you want to do this?” speech when we informed him of our plan to get married. he said that when you’re married you’ll always feel like you’re sacrificing much more to your spouse than you receive; it’s rarely true, but …

recently i’ve noticed people reacting in shock and awe when they see robb taking care of the baby. our daycare center ladies (the “misses”) think it’s great that he drops henry off in the morning and knows his ass from his elbow when it comes to hj’s care. and when robb was wearing him in …

so my weight and clothes-fitting-ness keep going up and down, but generally i’m feeling pretty good and looking less like a funhouse mirror version of myself. not that i’m quite ready to put away the muumuu, but i’m dangerously close. so i went jeans shopping today (heart the buckle). and, miraculously, i managed to find …

this is me making my henry face. and henry, making his….henry face.

first day at daycare went great! we somehow had actually sent him with everything he needed (i had this nightmare vision of us forgetting something like diapers and them having to use paper towel and duct tape or forgetting milk and them giving him cut up pieces of flank steak or head cheese because it …

well, tomorrow is tiny dancer’s first day at real daycare. i have his backpack packed, his lunch made and all his clothes labeled with his name. it will be just like school except the kids are encouraged to crap themselves and just like summer camp except that i doubt very much he will be making …

my grandfather’s funeral was this weekend and it was emotional, of course. not only for his loss but also with all the old family pictures floating around of my aunts and uncles and my sister who passed away. some i never met (and wish i had) but i know their deaths left holes in the …

back to work this week. everyone has been really sweet and concerned about how i’m adjusting. there have been good moments and bad, but overall, i’m doing fine. i mean, i miss young hankenstein, but that’s expected and i’m getting through it. i’ve always missed robb while we’re apart, but it’s unrealistic to expect someone …