-Everytime I hear these lyrics from the Coldplay song "Yellow," I think of my new baby and I start to cry:Your skin, oh yeah your skin and bonesTurn into something beautifulYou know, for you I'd bleed myself dryFor you I'd bleed myself dry.-This is what it says on my Babycenter … [Read more...]

Last night at 12:30 I woke up to the sound of gnawing.Gnaw gnaw gnaw gnaw chew smack.It was a rodent in our attic.I'll spare you the disgust and revulsion I acted out in the wee hours. Instead, I'll talk about how I was awake until 1:30AM, paranoid that the rodent would chew … [Read more...]

I need some caregiver advice. Our daycare provider seems to be giving me the cold shoulder as a result of our sick kid negotiations the other day. I didn't want to keep Kyle home because by all indicators he was no longer contagious. I was very adamant about this, and perhaps … [Read more...]

Thank you all for your good wishes and your happiness for us: my family and real-life friends of course, and my special internet buddies. I must tell you that one of the most exciting parts about this pregnancy so far was planning the "announcement post." I wondered if I should … [Read more...]

Thirty-five years ago this month: I was born.Twenty years ago: My best friends and I started our annual gift exchange on Christmas Eve Eve.Eleven years ago: I moved to Los Angeles.Nine years ago: I met Stewart at a beach party.Five years ago: 9/11Two years ago this month: I … [Read more...]