Last year I was sad and worried about this tiny baby not having the kind of grandfather I wished she would. Although my dad hasn’t gotten any better, he’s always happy to see her when we visit, and he seems to remember her each time. He was excited when my mom passed along a framed… Read More Father’s Day

Ember is 2 months old today!  She’s over 9lbs and I’ve officially put away her Newborn clothes. She’s alert and really enjoys her play mat and is working hard on her tummy time. She has some BIG fans here at the house. Anytime she cries, Penny comes meowing at me as if to say “somebody… Read More 2 Months Old

Ember and I are moving right along. She gets bigger every day, things change quickly. Things that “fixed” her upset the day before no longer work the next day and a whole new adventure starts. I find myself theorizing on Why Baby Does Things and What To Do on a daily basis, to the likely… Read More Six weeks (I think?)

I’m not going to keep up with how many weeks old this tiny baby is. People do that thing where you ask how old their kid is and they go “oh she’s 58 weeks old.” Being pregnant and trying to deal with week/month math was hard enough to deal with. Ember is now at least… Read More 1 Month-Ish

Ember went for her One Month Check-up today with Dr Katie and everything looks great. Mommy, on the other hand, has been dealing with a fever for 4 days and a mild case of mastitis – luckily it hasn’t been too bad, but it’s added to the tired, sore, hot/cold life I was already living. … Read More One Month Check-up

Taking photos of babies is complicated. Choosing the one you like best is even worse. Here are some of the outtakes from our One Month attempt. Baby pants seem to be unflattering on all babies. Next time I’ll choose better.

Today Ember is one month old. All those things people say are true: she’s already so different than she was when we came home.  We both are I guess – I’ve stopped writing down every time she eats and every diaper change, which was something we had to do in the beginning since she wasn’t… Read More May 12th, One Month Old

Today Ember turned 3 weeks old. Her original due date was yesterday, May 2nd. I can’t imagine still having been pregnant with this tiny person this long. I still marvel at the fact that she was IN there the whole time – as usual, it’s all very “surreal” and/or weird and/or unbelievable.  She’s doing great… Read More 3 Weeks

Last night went very well as compared to Fussy Baby the night before. Ember was up every two hours to eat, which was a little bit tiring since she’s usually on a three hour rotation, but if it means she’s eating more, I’m all for it. It turns out I was pretty tired by the… Read More It Takes a Village

Today Ember is 2 weeks old, which means we all packed up and had a big adventure to see the doctor – everyone had an appointment.  The big weigh in was great news – she’s not only back up to birth weight (6lbs), she’s above it! Weighing in at 6lbs 4oz, Ember got rave reviews… Read More 2 Weeks Old