Smattery

Eva is passed out on my lap after the trauma of bathtime, an unscheduled bath due to the most prodigious diaper explosion I’ve ever seen. I’m still amazed sometimes by the sheer quantity of waste that such a small person can produce at one time. Even faced with that poopstravaganza and the ensuing scream-fest as …

On Saturday night, Brad and I went to see Andrew Bird at the State Theater in Minneapolis.  Between the time we left Eva with my Mom at 5:30 and when we got home around 11:30, I came down with the evil cold and every part of my body was in pain. Somehow, despite feeling like …

Home sick today.  The green snot in my nose is threatening to take over the world. The worst part about this cold is that I’m too chicken to take decongestants. I’ve read that decongestants may decrease your milk supply. It took a long time to get into the swing of breastfeeding and I don’t even …

I never know whether to count Eva’s age by the calendar or by number of weeks. She’s now 12 weeks old, even though she was born on January 16 so it doesn’t seem quite like she should be at 12 weeks yet. But she is. We’re finally getting to the age where Eva’s becoming fun. …