Memes: February 2006 Archives

For Show and Tell Blackbird wants to see something close up. I couldn't decide what to show. At first I thought about up close shots of the beautiful flowers that are still arriving since we were in the hospital. Then I thought maybe the baby's feet would be interesting but the photo came out blurry because the camera didn't focus the afternoon he was born. What you can't really see is my paranoia at baby mix ups in hospitals and I had Steven draw a smiley face on the underside of his right big toe to mark him as our baby. Yes, I am a dork, but I am a PROTECTIVE dork. Instead you get to see an up close photo of the other man in my life when he was 1 day old. It is hard to believe he is pushing toward 9 days old now. But I don't think the newness will ever wear off. I have so many things I want to tell you all but I am having trouble sorting them out and getting them in print. I promise soon the birth story and a lot of other things too. I have taken to pen and ink on paper to try and get the words out. I am currently struggling through a couple dozen thank you cards I must write and send, trying to find time to see the dentist, getting the girls up to the optometrist office to pick up new glasses and contacts, baby well check-ups, a husband who had been burning up with a fever and suffering what seems like a bad cold or maybe a touch of a flu like virus for 2 days now and won't take time to rest, and oh, did I mention, breastfeeding around all of the appointments and driving time. I need a secretary to keep up with all the advanced planning for breastfeeding to be able to go anywhere. Not that I am complaining! I am loving this mommy stuff!!! He is an excellent eater and sleeper! But he nurses for 1 solid hour at a time otherwise he is awake and nawing on his hands like he is starving. My milk has come in and he is getting plenty (he GULPS when he drinks) but we MUST feed every two hours or we pay for it with a fussy restless baby. See why I need to schedule EVERYTHING?