My little darling

Out of the woods

A moment today I couldn’t help but to think that I’m finally out of the woods. The newborn stage: no sleep, feeding around the clock with a tender little baby thing.  He’s cleared the newborn stage for some time now but today was a clear reckoning of that realization.  He has sturdiness to him. Toughness too, even.  The messages marketed for little boys exemplifies this: blue, tough, mud. All this is okay with me… As…

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My little darling

This child

Is quite literally the cutest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.  And I seek out cute things, like puppies & such.  So I’ve seen a lot of cute things.  But this baby? Oh my.  A whole new level. Even this morning, waking up a little disgruntled, a little hello & his gummy smile was shining from ear to ear.  After his breakfast, the little hairs on his head was standing up, in full ovation. …

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Sleep

When your baby sleeps, I almost want to stay up and wait until he wakes up again because it’s inevitable. I have a theory about puppies and babies. They both snuggle real close to you and quietly, deftly, nudge you to the edge of your bed until your bed real estate is no more. That’s why I choose to beat this little system by not sleeping. Plus, tired feedings worry me that I may somehow…

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