A couple of weeks ago, I threw out 341 ounces of frozen breastmilk. That was just the bottom shelf. I still need to clear out the top one.
It has been six months since the last of it was pumped, rendering my precious milk expired. At the beginning, every half ounce was sacred. Toward the end [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 28, 2009
Goodnight, milk.
May 28, 2009
Open wide
So, as I reported earlier, we visited Seattle Children’s Hospital this week to see Robin, Stella’s wonderful and very wise occupational therapist. We wanted to check in and see how Stella is doing with solids. We were worried because she wasn’t eating as much as a nine-month-old is “supposed to” by now. She had not [...]
May 26, 2009
Return trip
It’s not an emergency. Nothing is really “wrong.” But we’re about to head back to our old stomping ground: Seattle Children’s Hospital. We’re going there to see Robin, Stella’s occupational therapist. Stella isn’t warming up to solids the way all the charts and books say she “should” by now, at the ripe old age of [...]
May 21, 2009
Behold: Tube weaning research and guidelines
When is the last time a research paper made you cry? I received one, along with an article based on it, that moved me on many levels. I’d like to pass along this sought-after information to as many parents (of children and babies with feeding aversions and NG tubes or g-tubes) as possible.
Supremely helpful insights [...]
May 20, 2009
Nine months
So, Stella has been outside the womb for just about as long as she was in it. This seems like a big milestone to me and my uterus.
Stells (that’s not a typo–it’s one of our nicknames for her) celebrated her nine-month birthday on Sunday. The occasion was marked with a Waterbabies class (with a stop [...]
May 7, 2009
Yes, that’s a toothbrush next to the can opener.
This is not staged. It’s an actual mess that accumulated on our counter one evening last week.
Here is a list of all the things that do not belong here:
Three wine bottles
Half of an avocado
Dirty bib
Grater
Onion, avocado and mushroom scraps
Notebook
Can opener
Electric toothbrush
Toothbrush charger
Measuring spoon
Bag of Simply Thick packets
Empty tupperware
Steak knife
Drinking glass
Baby washcloth
Chocolate bar wrapper
Rolling pin
Wine bottle [...]
