What goes around
A public apology to my siblings who will flash an evil, knowing grin when they read this.
Parenthood: A Panic Disorder
The recent time change handed Marlo’s sleep schedule several hits of acid…
It’s working
Someone is absolutely in love with her new ladybug. If the ground underneath you shook just now you can blame it on my heavy sigh of relief.
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On the nightshift
The map of my day in Los Angeles last Thursday resembled one of Marlo’s attempts to draw a portrait, all zigzag lines and random half circles and a giant smudge where an ear might have been: West Hollywood, Universal City, Sherman Oaks, Bel Air, Los Fe…
Creature of the night
Last night was the second night in a row that Marlo attempted to stage a coup. She tried to get out of her room three different times, and after she figured out she could turn on her light I had to go in and unscrew the lightbulbs. In terms of fun, this is right up [...]
Healthy sleep habits, grumpy baby
If Jon and I decide to try and have another child there are so many things that I will do differently. At the top of that list is WILL NOT INTRODUCE GUMMY BEARS INTO THE DIET. For the last month we have heard nothing but Leta’s plaintive gummy bear song, a mournful yearning for her [...]
I like to think that she smells good because of me, but I’m pretty sure that has everything to do with the lotion
My daughter may not look like I was even in the room when she was conceived, but there are several indications that no one else on earth could be her mother, a few of which include: 1) she can burp louder than a low-flying F-16, 2) her dazzling ability to simultaneously hold her breath and [...]
