I hate that term. Nipple confusion. Ruby is not confused. She knows exactly what she wants. She wants the nipple from a bottle, and putting the breast in her mouth makes her ANGRY. I have asked and asked for advice and help. I have spoken to numerous lactation consultants. Other breastfeeding moms. Internet websites. Anything I can find. There are… Read More
Head Meet Wall.
Okay, so here’s the deal. I just spent 2 hours getting Ruby to sleep, so I’m going to sit here and pound out a blog post. If she wakes up, I’m hitting submit, regardless of where the post is standing. Shit. Yeah, I’m writing about poop again. The low-down – Ruby doesn’t poop. From day one, she has never pooped… Read More
Just A Bunch of Pictures
I have been taking lots and sharing few. Also, I got a new lens for my camera. I have a few pictures from before I started using my 50mm f/1.8 (which I LOVE) and a few from after. First, a terrible picture of Ruby… but an amazing hand-knit sweater from my Grandma Fran. Simply Amazing. So lovely. Chillin’. Sometimes, when… Read More
Poor Pooper.
I am about to write an entire blog post about Feces. You have been warned. When Ronan was a newborn, he pooped a lot. A LOT. Every single feeding, we had to change him before we nursed, and then we’d have to change him again after we finished nursing. I remember wondering if it was normal for a baby to… Read More
No Sleep.
Back before Ruby was born, I used to joke all the time that I didn’t care what kind of baby I had, as long as it was a better sleeper than Ronan. Fussy, gassy, colicky, needy, whiny… I’d take it as long as we got sleep. The first week or so with Ruby was as expected. Wake, change, nurse, burp,… Read More
Life is Good.
You know your life is about to change, but you don’t actually comprehend how much. Ruby Kate has been a part of my life for four whole days now, and everything is different. I don’t know why we hold on to that ideal of ‘normalcy’ – hoping to get back to it as soon as possible. I wish I could… Read More
