Archive for the ‘Baby stuff’ Category

Lots of Little Things

Thursday, January 23rd, 2003

Monday, Jan. 20 was a holiday for me. My plan was to spend most of the day doing homework. My kitchen sink had other plans, however. It developed a nasty leak; I think it was Thursday or Friday. I got out the flashlight and got down and looked around underneath ...

Please! I Just Want to Sleep!

Friday, January 17th, 2003

The boy has not been sleeping well of late. Either he's still teething, he's getting very hungry every couple hours, he's having bad dreams, or he's the spawn of Satan. I asked Jennifer about that last one; she assures me that's not the case, but I haven't ruled out a ...

Sunrises and Baby Talk

Thursday, January 2nd, 2003

I've seen a couple of truly amazing sunrises the last two times I've ridden the train in to work. It's been cloudy the last few mornings and I happen to be on the train at just the right moment to catch these truly awe-inspiring scenes of the sun just starting ...

Catch You on the Flipside

Wednesday, December 18th, 2002

Liam turned over yesterday from his tummy onto his back. Jen was walking out the door and I had Liam on his tummy for some "Tummy Time." Isn't that a clever, catchy title? As I was saying, Jen was walking out the door and Liam was on his tummy. I ...

Teething or Possessed by Satan?

Tuesday, December 17th, 2002

Liam is getting teeth. Such a short and simple sentence for such an awful, screaming experience. I'm not sure whether to give him a teething ring or call a priest. He wakes up in the middle of the night and his poor little gums are sore and he's bound and ...

Spitterman

Wednesday, December 11th, 2002

My son is a puker. There, I said it, it's out there never to be retrieved. To be honest, he's not just a puker he's also an avid and skilled drooler. No kidding, the child goes through at least 3 bibs a day. Bibs are a part of his regular ...

So Sleepy

Tuesday, December 10th, 2002

I got home last night and Liam was in a foul mood. He was fussy and crying and didn't want to be comforted. I tried giving him a bottle of formula but sucking on it seemed to hurt him. He would suck a little and then stop and cry. Jen ...

Toofesses

Monday, December 9th, 2002

It's not quite a milestone yet, but it's getting close. We're pretty sure Liam is teething. He had a couple of difficult nights in the last week and was just more or less irritable during the day. He's taken to gumming things rather than sucking on them when he puts ...

Catching Up

Monday, November 25th, 2002

Wow. You don't write for a few days and suddenly it's a big chore to get caught up. Let's see... where to begin... ahhhh, the beginning! Liam has been better about sleeping through the night. The last two or three nights he's slept almost eight hours. Thank you son!

Sleeping Through the Night – II

Wednesday, November 20th, 2002

Apparently Liam was just giving us a taste of the good life last week. He slept well Sunday - Tuesday, but since then has been a completely different story. Every night he has awakened in the middle of the night around 1:30 or 2:00, often more than once. I have ...