Another whirlwind week! Ari’s Great Auntie from Hawaii came to visit and did her first babysitting ever while I attended a work meeting! The babysitting was done in conjunction with shoe shopping downtown, and it was an adventure for all involved! I think Ari handled it the best of all of us… We all traveled… Continue reading Ari, Week 23
Waaah, the time really does fly by with kids! After the first few weeks, anyway. He’s growing up so fast! Five months old already! He’s very sweet; we’re really lucky to have an easy-going, good-natured baby. He’s started babbling more and making eye contact a lot more. He’s also been consistently using his little potty!… Continue reading Ari, Week 22: 5 Months Old!
Has it been another week already? Again, I feel like I’ve just been working and sleeping, except for one fun evening out with friends while A.’s mom babysat. She is staying with us for a while! She’s incredibly helpful for keeping me fed and our dishes clean and laundry done, and Ari entertained and cared… Continue reading Ari, Week 21
I feel like all I’ve been doing is working and sleeping lately. I’m on a night schedule so even when I’m off it’s hard for me to sleep at night, when Ari is sleeping, so I’m up writing this or doing other things and then I want to sleep all day. Fortunately Ari still naps… Continue reading Ari, Week 20
It’s been a super busy week and a half for us! We’ve been working as usual, I got mastitis for the FOURTH time (after I ran out of lecithin – I got back on it and didn’t need antibiotics!), A. got sick with some kind of stomach bug, I was studying furiously for my med-surg… Continue reading Ari, Weeks 19 to 20: Happy Halloween!
Both of A.’s parents visited this week, but at opposite ends of it! His mom was here at the start of the week to cover for our nanny while she was out of town. Then his dad got a flight instruction gig that brought him here for a night, so he got to see Ari… Continue reading Ari, Week 18: Amtrak With a Baby
This week has been a nice, normal, unexciting week, except that our nanny is out of town so A.’s mom is staying with us to take care of Ari during the day. I’ve made it through all my work shifts and we had a very nice dinner out with friends at one of our favorite… Continue reading Ari, Week 17
Last week, Ari had his MRI. The hardest part was getting the IV started. Actually, while we were in the waiting room, an absolutely distraught looking mom came back in with an empty stroller, crying, and I think it was just because of a difficult IV start. For Ari, they ended up knocking him out… Continue reading Ari, Week 16: Opthalmologist Visit
We’ve had another eventful couple of weeks! Ari’s 14th week was pleasant: on my days off, we went out with friends and took Andrew to the dog park, and he was a very nice little companion. On that Saturday, Reed College had a community celebration and we went to check it out. There were so… Continue reading Ari, Weeks 14 and 15: Hospital Stay and Mini Road Trip
Well, I’m back at work now. I wish I didn’t have to be, but we can’t afford for me to stay home (we’re both fortunate to have good jobs, but our student loan payments are even bigger than our mortgage payments, and it would be expensive to put Ari and me on A.’s health insurance).… Continue reading Ari, Week 13 and 3 Months Old!
Bungalow Blooming 