A Tale of Two Mamas
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Archive for March, 2005
March 23, 2005 at 11:27 pm · Filed under Actual posts about being moms, Milestones, Uncategorized
Today was Graem’s first day of daycare. I’d been dreading it for a while, but I guess it’s time. Both Shawna and I went, and we brought a truckload of stuff: frozen breastmilk that we’d stockpiled, several changes of clothes, diapers and wipes, her pack n’ play, and an extra carseat. We let Kelly know of Graem’s like’s/dislikes, and I nursed Graem for one last time. As soon as I walked out the door I started crying, and I cried on the entire ride to work. At work I cried every time someone asked how it went or how I was. Needless to say, I picked Graem up early and brought her back to work with me. It was so reassuring to hear Kelly say that Graem took the bottle without any problems.
March 19, 2005 at 11:27 pm · Filed under Actual posts about being moms, Photos and Videos
We went to Syracuse today to get Graem’s 3 month pictures taken. Shawna picked out three outfits–two dresses and a pair of overalls. Our appointment was for 11:30 AM, so we got there right around 11:15 to nurse her and change her into her clothes. There were a TON of people there with their kids and they were running late, so we started talking to a mom who was having her daughter’s 2 year pictures done. I had just finished nursing Graem and sat her up, when she PROJECTILE vomited all over her striped dress and me! We were just about to bag the outfit when we figured that you can’t smell a picture, so we might as well rinse it off! Of course the second we undress Graem, it’s her turn. Shawna quickly got her into the overall outfit while I rinsed out the dress and myself. Thank god for hand dryers in the bathroom. Graem had a little performance anxiety and wouldn’t quite smile for the camera (or the girl wasn’t fast enough to capture the split-second grin), but instead decided to talk to the camera. So here are the pics:
March 13, 2005 at 11:28 pm · Filed under Actual posts about being moms, Milestones, Work
We can’t believe it’s been almost three months–time’s been flying! We’ve finally gotten into our routines, and I realize now that I’d much rather spend time with her than on the computer, hence the lack of updates. I’m still trying to figure out how to do the photo album in Photoshop, but I’d rather stare at Graem.
Graem and I have been going to work daily for almost a month now, and it seems to be working out great. Everyone loves her! I’m not quite as efficient as I used to be, but I’m happy that I can have her near me.
We keep saying that parenthood has been amazing, but it has really changed my life, made me more complete. I always feared parenthood, in that I’ve felt so much emptiness in my life, and feared that I would never have enough of myself to give to a child. But now it’s like I’ve found a place in my heart that I never knew existed, from which comes unbounded love. I can’t lie and say that it hasn’t been difficult, changing my life, but for some reason, it doesn’t seem to matter; all that matters is her. I don’t stress out about the same things I used to, but there are new types of stress. My heart breaks to hear her cry!
