Piper has been sick for a week, she has a very good attitude about it but she is sick. We have to do this inhaler mask thing on her little schnozz every six hours. She doesn't love it but she sits through the ten minutes or so relatively calmly. I am finally, extremely sleep deprived. I am glad it hasn't been like this the whole time. She is on the road to recovery...the most exhausting thing is that she can't sleep lying flat on her back because it makes her wheezy (sp!!) and then that makes her pukey...so, she has been sleeping on ME in the night and I have been sleeping half sitting up...its like being pregnant again. Right now she is konked out in her swing and I am trying to get caught up on two weeks of emails, website updates, blogs, resume postings and prepare for my class tonight at UCLA...
I need a nanny! NOW!
Okay, done whining, now must get some lunch and go be a cow (aka pump so there is a bottle for her dad to give her while I am in school).
-Mama
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
The List
Poor little Princess P has a cold, it's sad to watch her struggling with a snotty nose and delicate little cough. We took her to the doctor on Saturday and she said that actually baby is doing really well - no fever, no ear infections, etc. Colds are just a fact of life. She is snoozing now so I actually have some time to update the blog so here goes.
I am taking some college courses this semester, nearly 10 years after the last college course I had taken and...GULP!...16 years since I was a regular student. As I prepare to go to my first class this week, I took out some blank notebooks and sharpened my pencils. As it turns out, one of the notebooks wasn't as blank as I expected.
I found four pages of lists within the book...all things in preparation for baby. Lists made late last spring based on books and advice from friends. Lists of things to buy, lists of things to be aware of, lists of medical information, lists of resources...having been a nanny and a babysitter over the years, I believed I had a handle on the who gamet.
So, today I am assessing these lists and I find that generally I was right on track. That said, I have come up with a new top ten list that I will add to the myriad of advice that people throw at new, first time mothers-to-be, here goes:
Mama MoonPie's Top Ten List for New Motherhood:
(1)Investing in a GREAT stroller - that you can click the car seat into, that adjusts to be a pram or a traditional stroller for an older baby - is absolutely worth it. (Granted, I was fortunate to receive my stroller as a gift from my dad but I was willing to and planning to buy it myself if he hadn't.)
(2) Kimono style onsies...not just for the newborn phase! I got a few of these for when she was brand new so that I didn't have to pull anything over her fragile head. Now that she is a little older, I find that the wrap around styling avoids having to drag the onsie back over her head after a diaper "blow-out" or a "urp-up."
(3) Trumpette Socks - really cute socks that look like Mary Janes with colored socks, makes baby look like she is wearing a real outfit.
(4)Cloth Diapers - for burp rags, for breastfeeding clean up, for tucking over the babies head when it is colder out that you thought. I already have the canine equivalent of these - I buy those stacks of white washclothes in bulk from Costco to wipe up drippy mastiff jowls after a drink of water, when cookies are in sight, to mop the floor, to wipe muddy paws. Both of my girls seem to make a variety of messes that these two white cloths seem to control.
(5) Medela Breast Pads not Avent. They are thinner and much more absorbent.
(6) On that same tangent - Victoria's Secret Body bras - the T-shirt bra style - are much better than any nursing bras I tried. They hold your breasts and the breast pads better and more discretely and...the molded cup pops right back in shape after you move it to nurse.
(7) Kiehls Massage Lotion during your pregancy!!! I have NO STRETCH MARKS, not one, not even a tiny one.
(8)Packing for the hospital - your own lightweight bathrobe, your own shampoo and conditioner, your own pillow, fuzzy socks and your cell phone with its charger...nothing more...you won't use it, or you won't want to use it. Oh, yeah, an outfit for baby to go home in and/or for pictures and some nice cozy velour sweats for yourself for the ride home.
(9) The white noise machine works well for dogs and husband-like-people but may or may not help baby.
(10) At least in the first three months (will tell you more once she is older) - it is worth investing in name brand diapers. We are VERY happy with our Pampers Swaddlers, Pampers Sensitive Wipes and you have GOT TO GET Dr. Bordeaux's Butt Paste my daughter is the queen of rashes but NOT diaper rash. That stuff is a miracle.
I am sure I will think of more things later but those are the top ten...not actually in order of importance.
Cheers!
Oh...and have a glass of wine when you want one...not six glasses but one...it helps!
I am taking some college courses this semester, nearly 10 years after the last college course I had taken and...GULP!...16 years since I was a regular student. As I prepare to go to my first class this week, I took out some blank notebooks and sharpened my pencils. As it turns out, one of the notebooks wasn't as blank as I expected.
I found four pages of lists within the book...all things in preparation for baby. Lists made late last spring based on books and advice from friends. Lists of things to buy, lists of things to be aware of, lists of medical information, lists of resources...having been a nanny and a babysitter over the years, I believed I had a handle on the who gamet.
So, today I am assessing these lists and I find that generally I was right on track. That said, I have come up with a new top ten list that I will add to the myriad of advice that people throw at new, first time mothers-to-be, here goes:
Mama MoonPie's Top Ten List for New Motherhood:
(1)Investing in a GREAT stroller - that you can click the car seat into, that adjusts to be a pram or a traditional stroller for an older baby - is absolutely worth it. (Granted, I was fortunate to receive my stroller as a gift from my dad but I was willing to and planning to buy it myself if he hadn't.)
(2) Kimono style onsies...not just for the newborn phase! I got a few of these for when she was brand new so that I didn't have to pull anything over her fragile head. Now that she is a little older, I find that the wrap around styling avoids having to drag the onsie back over her head after a diaper "blow-out" or a "urp-up."
(3) Trumpette Socks - really cute socks that look like Mary Janes with colored socks, makes baby look like she is wearing a real outfit.
(4)Cloth Diapers - for burp rags, for breastfeeding clean up, for tucking over the babies head when it is colder out that you thought. I already have the canine equivalent of these - I buy those stacks of white washclothes in bulk from Costco to wipe up drippy mastiff jowls after a drink of water, when cookies are in sight, to mop the floor, to wipe muddy paws. Both of my girls seem to make a variety of messes that these two white cloths seem to control.
(5) Medela Breast Pads not Avent. They are thinner and much more absorbent.
(6) On that same tangent - Victoria's Secret Body bras - the T-shirt bra style - are much better than any nursing bras I tried. They hold your breasts and the breast pads better and more discretely and...the molded cup pops right back in shape after you move it to nurse.
(7) Kiehls Massage Lotion during your pregancy!!! I have NO STRETCH MARKS, not one, not even a tiny one.
(8)Packing for the hospital - your own lightweight bathrobe, your own shampoo and conditioner, your own pillow, fuzzy socks and your cell phone with its charger...nothing more...you won't use it, or you won't want to use it. Oh, yeah, an outfit for baby to go home in and/or for pictures and some nice cozy velour sweats for yourself for the ride home.
(9) The white noise machine works well for dogs and husband-like-people but may or may not help baby.
(10) At least in the first three months (will tell you more once she is older) - it is worth investing in name brand diapers. We are VERY happy with our Pampers Swaddlers, Pampers Sensitive Wipes and you have GOT TO GET Dr. Bordeaux's Butt Paste my daughter is the queen of rashes but NOT diaper rash. That stuff is a miracle.
I am sure I will think of more things later but those are the top ten...not actually in order of importance.
Cheers!
Oh...and have a glass of wine when you want one...not six glasses but one...it helps!
Friday, January 19, 2007
Uncle Alabaster made me do this....
Three screen names that you’ve had:
MargotMouse, ColoradoBlueEyes, MamaMoonPie
Three things you like about yourself:
My sense of humor, my big blue eyes and my ability to adapt to new situations.
Three things you don’t like about yourself: My temper, my quick judgment and that my inner thighs now touch.
Three parts of your heritage:
I am Scottish, English and a quarter Jewish...or I could say...academics, artists and ancients.
Three things that scare you: Clowns, birds and ignorant people.
Three of your everyday essentials: Coffee. Dog Walks. Baby Snuggles.
Three things you are wearing right now: White t-shirt, Levi’s, Converse, engagement ring and favorite gold hoop earrings.
Three of your favorite songs: Desperado – Eagles, Angel from Montgomery – Bonnie Raitt, You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
Three things you want in a relationship: Shared values. Humor. Hot sex. (all in large quantities!) - I copied my brother’s answers but, hey…they were good ones.
Two truths and a lie: I don’t know how to swim, I have never smoked pot and I don’t like cheescake.
Three things you can’t live without: Good food, good friends, good adventures.
Three places you want to go on vacation:
Bahamas – Atlantis, Switzerland – with Pi and Our Hero, and…Sunriver, Oregon.
Three things you just can’t do: Play a musical instument. Not try to help. Drink umbrella drinks.
Three kids names: Piper, Pilar, Phersophone.
Three things you want to do before you die: My brother took all the good ones again – so I say what he said but also, have a movie made that I have written, own a vacation house that everyone comes to stay at over the holidays and raise a happy family.
Three celeb crushes: Sean Connery (even if he’s old), Anderson Cooper (even if he’s gay) and Kenny Chesney (even if he’s a country singer).
Three of your favorite musicians: James Taylor, YoYo Ma, Sheryl Crow.
Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeal to you: Kind eyes, cute butts and good hair.
Three of your favorite hobbies: Computer time, cooking and vacations.
Three things you really want to do badly right now: Be in the snow, be five pounds thinner, eat spring rolls from a specific Vietnamese restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa.
Three careers you’re considering/you’ve considered: Writer, teacher, general contractor.
Three ways that you are stereotypically a boy: I like spiders and snakes and skunks and frogs (stole this from my bro but its true). I love football and soccer and golf…ON TV. I like cars.
Three ways that you are stereotypically a girl:
I have pretty hair and it matters that people think so. I am a mom. I like kisses.
Three people that I would like to see post this meme: My brother, my fiancé and my Mattie.
MargotMouse, ColoradoBlueEyes, MamaMoonPie
Three things you like about yourself:
My sense of humor, my big blue eyes and my ability to adapt to new situations.
Three things you don’t like about yourself: My temper, my quick judgment and that my inner thighs now touch.
Three parts of your heritage:
I am Scottish, English and a quarter Jewish...or I could say...academics, artists and ancients.
Three things that scare you: Clowns, birds and ignorant people.
Three of your everyday essentials: Coffee. Dog Walks. Baby Snuggles.
Three things you are wearing right now: White t-shirt, Levi’s, Converse, engagement ring and favorite gold hoop earrings.
Three of your favorite songs: Desperado – Eagles, Angel from Montgomery – Bonnie Raitt, You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
Three things you want in a relationship: Shared values. Humor. Hot sex. (all in large quantities!) - I copied my brother’s answers but, hey…they were good ones.
Two truths and a lie: I don’t know how to swim, I have never smoked pot and I don’t like cheescake.
Three things you can’t live without: Good food, good friends, good adventures.
Three places you want to go on vacation:
Bahamas – Atlantis, Switzerland – with Pi and Our Hero, and…Sunriver, Oregon.
Three things you just can’t do: Play a musical instument. Not try to help. Drink umbrella drinks.
Three kids names: Piper, Pilar, Phersophone.
Three things you want to do before you die: My brother took all the good ones again – so I say what he said but also, have a movie made that I have written, own a vacation house that everyone comes to stay at over the holidays and raise a happy family.
Three celeb crushes: Sean Connery (even if he’s old), Anderson Cooper (even if he’s gay) and Kenny Chesney (even if he’s a country singer).
Three of your favorite musicians: James Taylor, YoYo Ma, Sheryl Crow.
Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeal to you: Kind eyes, cute butts and good hair.
Three of your favorite hobbies: Computer time, cooking and vacations.
Three things you really want to do badly right now: Be in the snow, be five pounds thinner, eat spring rolls from a specific Vietnamese restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa.
Three careers you’re considering/you’ve considered: Writer, teacher, general contractor.
Three ways that you are stereotypically a boy: I like spiders and snakes and skunks and frogs (stole this from my bro but its true). I love football and soccer and golf…ON TV. I like cars.
Three ways that you are stereotypically a girl:
I have pretty hair and it matters that people think so. I am a mom. I like kisses.
Three people that I would like to see post this meme: My brother, my fiancé and my Mattie.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
TWO WEEKS LATER....
I tried posting last week and the photos wouldn't upload so I bagged the whole thing. Now I have LOTS of catching up to do.
Since I last wrote we have done a bunch of fun things including a day at the Huntington Library in Pasadena complete with a lunch at the Tea Room and a sneak preview of the Chinese Gardens. (See link on sidebar - I haven't figured out yet how to make a link within my text) and a trip to Solvang - which proports to be "the Danish capital of America." Danish does NOT equal donut in this case.
Here are a few shots from the Children's Garden at the Huntington.
We also had a great outing to Malibu where Pi met her Auntie Architect and Uncle Atlantis (aka Jay and Debbie).
Since I last wrote we have done a bunch of fun things including a day at the Huntington Library in Pasadena complete with a lunch at the Tea Room and a sneak preview of the Chinese Gardens. (See link on sidebar - I haven't figured out yet how to make a link within my text) and a trip to Solvang - which proports to be "the Danish capital of America." Danish does NOT equal donut in this case.
Here are a few shots from the Children's Garden at the Huntington.
We also had a great outing to Malibu where Pi met her Auntie Architect and Uncle Atlantis (aka Jay and Debbie).
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