Archive for February, 2008

The woman from the Early Childhood Centre made a home visit today. They have this system here in Australia where each neighbourhood has an office run by mid-wives where you can take your kid for check-ups, shots or questions. (You really only call the Pediatrician for emergencies.) They also arrange the mother’s groups for your… »

Our Routine
These days feel a bit like a zen week-long sit. The lack of sleep, the lack of ‘getting anywhere’ and the myriad of details to focus on that keep me in the moment. So if you’re wondering what we’re doing, here ya go. Old hat stuff for parents, I’m sure.
Wait til snuffles in bassinet… »

The lactation consultant came by today. We had originally called her to get some ‘fine tuning’ but everything went a bit pear shaped the day before she arrived so it was extra useful to have her here.
It seems that Gus is not getting enough milk fast enough. A combination of him being lazy on the… »

Today has been a bit of a day.
After a lovely 3 hour nap in the morning, we’ve had a very hard time getting him back to sleep. That is, we’ll get him to sleep by boob or by cuddle but as soon as he goes down in the bassinet, he’s awake again. And this isn’t… »

Ok, just to summarize. Aside from the celebrities (JLo, Gwen Stefani, Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman, and possibly Angelina), there are several people I know who are also preggers:
Alexa

Rashmi

Lena

Dawn

Amanda

Tammy

Tricia

Whew! Now I’ll try to keep this updated when the bubs… »