Revelry Reverie

Ok, so it’s just a gassy smile, but I’ll take it. 

After my twin birth, when I was told a lot that I shouldn’t come up with a very detailed birth plan because it would likely be disregarded, I didn’t really come up with one for Grant’s birth either.  Knowing what I know now, however, there’s no reason I couldn’t have a birth plan for the…

Sleeping in a sleepy world. He took the swaddle train to anywhere. 

Breastfeeding is my whole job right now, so it’s on my mind a lot. Here are some interesting facts (how interesting they are depends on your level of interest, I am sure): While pregnant, you need from 250-500 calories a day more than usual to support your growing baby (it depends on your starting weight).…

Yesterday we took a trip to the Scrap Exchange in Durham, and got Henry 4 pounds of Legos. Some selected photos:

Last night at 9:06pm marked Grant’s first full week on the outside!

In reviewing my stats here on my blog, I noticed something interesting. For 2015, my top posts (after Granite Boulder, which is about paint) were about Automattic: In 2016, my top posts (after Granite Boulder) are about pregnancy and the baby: I’ll be interested to see what the rest of the year brings.

The business of feeding babies is mysterious, brutish, and inexorably unforgiving. It is life and self-worth all tied up together. It’s the worst when it’s hard (as it so often is) and deeply satisfying when it works (as it sometimes does). Breastfeeding is hell.  Formula exists both because feeding a baby from your own body…