July 2010
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First real bath
We’ve been doing “top and tails” to Rosemary since the day after she was born. Cleaning the dribbled milk off her little neck folds, using wet cotton wool to dab her face, sponging off her head, and keeping her hands clean (since she constantly has them in her mouth).
Last night, I went to change her diaper before bed. Right when I took it off, the kid peed and pooped all over...
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Dear Rosemary,
Well, we did it! Your first 24 hours at home. I think everyone’s slept, ate, and pooped a little bit happier. You are such a mellow baby. Maybe you just aren’t big enough yet to let out a mammoth scream. All you do is coo and gurgle and maybe a little fussing when you’re uncomfy. So what have you been spending your time doing?
You love sleeping in your moses...
“Oh, just a second! That could be Katy!”
– —My mom. Her cell phone rang WHILE I was on Skype with her. She said this and ran off-screen to answer it, much to my bewilderment. Apparently someone’s a little jittery for baby news, even though I was sitting in front of her talking via webcam and most definitely not in labor.
In...
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“Unless that’s the baby calling to let me know she’s coming out...”
– My internal monologue while taking a nap and hearing my mobile ring downstairs. Yeah, I’m getting a litttle bitter.
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Anonymous asked: I hope I caught you before you went into labor!!!
I just found out that one of my favorite bands will be in town when I'll be exactly 9 months pregnant. It's an indoor venue with balcony seats. How did you fare at the Paul McCartney concert? Would you recommend it?
I just found out that one of my favorite bands will be in town when I'll be exactly 9 months pregnant. It's an indoor venue with balcony seats. How did you fare at the Paul McCartney concert? Would you recommend it?
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“Then maybe we could get Egg McMuffins on the way there!”
– Oh, Andrew. He’s hoping for a morning commute to the hospital when I go into labor. For no other reason than he thinks it’d be good to get Egg McMuffins from McDonalds on the way. Right. I’m sure that’ll be on the top of the list.
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39 weeks
Dear god I hope this is the last belly picture. 39 weeks today on the Fourth of July, and it’s now looking very unlikely that we’ll have a Betsy Ross baby. Baby’s as big as she’s going to get and fully developed and ready for the outside world. We took this picture right after we got home from (yet another) a long walk. It’s still quite warm out, but on the other...
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“I don’t want her to share a birthday with anyone. Except the United States...”
– —Everyone’s got July birthdays coming up and is pulling for baby to be born on one date or another. This is now my response. Fourth of July baby would be so cool. The kid would always think the fireworks were for her (unless we were still in England, in which case, no celebratin goes...
