On the left side of the sanity bell curve
I got a Gerber coupon flyer in the mail yesterday. You know the ones that are addressed to “Current Occupant”? It made me feel special. Anyway, on the back is a picture of an ADORABLE asexual baby smiling over a bowl of fruit with the tag line – Taste the Organic Side of Gerber. To… Continue reading Organic Baby Food, Puke and Politics
Guess who does NOT qualify for Father of the Year. Any ideas? Drum roll please…MY DAD! That’s right folks, he’s fucked up again. You have to understand that this man is an undiagnosed paranoid delusional person. Undiagnosed since the couple of times that he’s been (court ordered) to see a counselor, Dad …
I just got my new issue of Cookie in the mail. On the cover is a glowing thirty-something mom in a micro-mini dress with a huge rock on her hand, holding an adorable baby boy. To complete the picture perfect mom there is a cute as a button blond little girl holding onto …
What is wrong with this picture? Hmm… could it be the pit bull in the crib? (No child was harmed in the taking of this picture) We have a jam-packed day planned, let me tell ya. I put Cara down for a nap about thirty minutes ago. I was outside talking to my mom and… Continue reading An Then I Shut the Door and Left Her Cry
Hollyn’s friend, Jennifer, kindly mailed me her copy of The No-Cry Sleep Solution book. She enclosed a handwritten note (great penmanship, by the way!) saying, “Good Luck! Chapter 4 is the one to read if you want the quick read”. I thumbed through the first three chapters. They contained basic safety information about your child’s… Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the Jury’s Still Out
I am so tired of writing about Cara and whether or not she sleeps. Granted, that’s about the only thing that I think about these days. So I’m sure that’s why Cara’s sleep patterns are the only thing I can find to write. Well, last night was the first night that I had any type… Continue reading Guilt and Sorrow
There appears to be a proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Cara went down last night at 7 pm and ended up not going back to sleep until 8:28 pm. She slept all the way until 2:30 this morning at which point I went in there and boobed her and put her back… Continue reading Light At the End of the Tunnel
Cara went to sleep last night at 7:15 pm. She promptly woke up at 7:30 pm and we implemented our plan once she woke. She cried and fussed and flipped us the baby finger until 8:32 pm. Tucker and I took turns going in and reassuring her. The first “wait” was three minutes. The second… Continue reading Goodnight You Moonlight Ladies
It begins tonight. I’ve read the vast majority of the book and I have to say that it’s not nearly the scary, inhumane method that I had been led to believe that it was. It’s behavioral psychology. Actual researched science. So, I decided to give it a chance. In reading the book, one major thing… Continue reading Dr. Ferber, Here We Come!
Benadryl does not improve infant sleep. Click on the above text to read the abstract. Just let me tell you, that did NOT make my morning. Cara has slept about 12 hours total in the past two days. I will try just about anything at this point. She was asleep and in her crib last… Continue reading Adding Insult to Injury
I’m actually eating lunch right now. By myself. Can you believe it?! She’s asleep. In her crib. Finally! It’s 13:30 here and she’s been up since around 7. I’m worried that my craziness has either been passed onto her or that it’s rubbing off on her. Julie had a …
I love coffee today. It makes me feel somewhat human. It makes my brain not as foggy. Thank you, coffee for having caffeine and being oh so tasty. Cara decided that last night would be a stellar night to NOT SLEEP. All told, I think she/I got maybe three hours of sleep total. I figure… Continue reading Coffee, Wishful Sleeping and Pops