February 2012
4 posts
guess what?
I totally had a baby.
It’s been a crazy few days - technically I went into labor exactly a week ago. I should’ve known something was up when I drove past Burger King and didn’t have a hardcore craving for a crispy chicken sandwich. I went home that night and the rest was insanity.
Just like pregnancy, labor and birth was nothing like I would’ve imagined it would be...
January 2012
7 posts
Where is das bebe?
Guess what? Some exciting news. I’m officially official. Well, I’m officially at full term as of this week. This is exciting because, beside meaning that my pregnancy is nearly over, I no longer have to worry about pre-term labor.
The idea of having a bebe, as in, a human life that I’m responsible for, is still totally foreign to me. Most days I’m lucky if I can corral...
das freakin' weekend
This weekend I spent doing what I do every weekend: recuperating from the week. I spent most of Saturday and Sunday, in between chores, on the couch and under blankets watching all of the good (re: bad) television that I didn’t get to during the week.
When I wasn’t laying around in sweatpants, I was able to eat some delicious pie, see Iron Lady (which was great) and make a few items...
Ok. I done changed my mind.
I’m ready for the spring. Wait, what? Wasn’t I just moaning and groaning about the lack o’ winter weather ‘round these parts? Yes. I still feel like we got shafted out of a winter but now I’m ready for longer days, warmer nights and fresh, local produce.
Really I just miss the farmer’s market. Well, you know, the farmer’s market in the height of the...
Nesting.
I went outside yesterday to play with the pup and was disenchanted with the weather. It is January. I am pregnant. I have an insatiable lust for all things cozy. Thus, I have to ask - where the hell is the winter weather? Sixty degrees in January is just unfair.
I want gray days. I want frigid temperatures. I want threats of snomaggeden.
Instead I wake up in the middle of the night, kicking my...
December 2011
8 posts
there's always a siren singing you to shipwreck
Big ups to Sonya Sells (Zell) for the above photo.
chillin' with mah girl
I had a follow-up appointment today after this weekend’s debacle. I’m good (to go)! I was so anxious going into the doctor’s office - my heart was racing and my breathing was abnormally shallow. One of the more frightening things I’ve experienced is being responsible for someone else’s well-being and overall health and feeling like you’ve failed them.
But alas,...
holidaze
Trying to keep a positive mental attitude definitely requires daily practice rather than innate ability.
A brief hospital stint this weekend finally realized that I need to slow down. I’ve never been great at exhibiting a work/life balance. My life is work, with a cool 8 days of vacation cashed in a year, with a little bit of life.
I’ve been trying to rest but am a horrible patient.
...
Confessions of a preggers lady
Up until my third trimester I really felt like a pregnant superhero. Working long days, killin’ campaigns, traveling and maintaining the rest of my “normal” life.
And then this week hit. With less than ten weeks to go, I’m certainly in the home stretch. And. Everything. Has. Changed. I’ve been hit with the worst heartburn - I feel like I perpetually have a sandwich...
This was the scene from my bedroom last Friday morning. The blanket burrito to the right is Mike, being kept warm by the body heat of not one - but two! animals.
On these chilly mornings it’s especially hard to get out of my warm bed. I mean literally. I’m so pregnant at this point that getting out of bed is no small feat.
I’ve been mildly absent from the internet world these...
November 2011
5 posts
I’m grateful for a lot of things this year, none the least of which is normal-sized ankles.
giving thanks
This has been the best year, albeit the hardest year, of my life. A year ago I felt fairly lost and alone but comfortable. I had my little house to myself. Ari and I had a good routine down. I never would’ve thought that my life would’ve taken the twists and turns that it did but I’m infinitely grateful for the series of events that have led me to today.
That being said, this...
beet poisoning
I’ve taken a few days of silence to mourn the marriage of Kim Kardashian but fear not, I’m back in full force.
Truly, I’ve been nursing a bad back and trying to take care of one really high-maintenance puppy. I’m happy to report that while my back is still giving me problems, the puppy can make it a few consecutive days without an accident and has learned “no”...
October 2011
6 posts
what's up?
Things I’ve been doing lately:
pulling out my back
complaining about my back
yelling at the puppy
cuddling with the puppy
Caturday
Puppy training has been sorta exhausting.
Mike has been boasting to everyone that he taught her how to “sit” and “stay” in a day, like a proud parent. I’ve been telling everyone that she keeps peeing on my hardwoods! But then she curls up next to me while I’m napping and forget all the bad things she does.
I scored a pretty awesome chair this morning for...
3 tags
I dare you not to fall in love with fall.
I grew up in new york and spent my formative years in new england. Fall just happens there. One day you wake up and it’s a blistering 85 degrees in late august, the next its 60. And then, fall.
Here though, I spend all of July and August hoping and praying by some miracle that we’ll get a break from the 105 degree, 100% humidity heat.
And god bless October, it’s been in the...
unmasked
Me: Babe, can you bring me my laptop? I wanna look at some design blogs.
Mike: Yeah, right. You want to look at more pictures of cats and babies.
1 tag
September 2011
13 posts
Me: You know what the best part of sporting a baby bump is? You can rest stuff on it. [writes on notepad that’s resting on belly]
Jay: Wait another six months, you’ll be able to rest a TV on it!
[ed note: If I’m still pregnant in six months I’ll shoot myself!]
Last night we were laying around on the couch, getting ready to watch Mad Men when this crazy rush of emotion came over me. I felt so happy and lucky to have the life I’m living. This morning I stood sweating over a simmering batch of apple butter when I thought about how much this past year has changed me. This time last year I was really struggling, feeling alien even in my own home. Whatever...
i'm in the moood for foood
We went apple picking on Sunday afternoon. It was an awesome day - cool, crisp and clear. As we drove through farm country I felt like I could be anywhere in New England.
And that’s where my productivity ended! I have about 50 Granny Smith and Fuji apples sitting on my kitchen table. Mike was apprehensive as I kept throwing more and more apples into my basket but I assured him I had big...
up. down. all. around.
I have to say, of all the thing I’m grateful for, the Produce Box has got to be one of them. Mike and I have been like passing ships the last few weeks and therefore there are no groceries in the house. I mean, at all. No eggs! God forbid!
I’ve figured that I can only survive on a chunk of smoked gouda so long… and then I came home to a new, overflowing box from the Produce Box....
whattaweek
This week was a crazy one, full of ups and downs that were enough to make me nauseous.
After several weeks of not feeling well and speculation as to what was wrong, a friend was diagnosed with cancer. The news was devastating, like a punch right to the gut. Hoping for a quick recovery.
And from the preggers front, I’m feeling better every day. I still look like I’ve had a six-pack a...
fall feels right
Trying to get dressed has become my least favorite hobby. I am, however, really glad that tent dresses and tunics were all the rage a few years ago. I’m equally glad that I haven’t thrown out a piece of clothing since high school.
In other news, autumn has started. It’s hard to tell around these parts because it’s still 90s degrees and the dead leaves on the grass are...
it's bliss!
If I were anymore comfortable it would be criminal! I had a long and unsuccessful day. However, life is about what you have and not about what you don’t have, right? So for instance, I have a new down sofa and that outweighs my lack of registration for our new car.
Things that I am doing/have done since 6:30pm:
taken a hot shower
put on pajamas
lounge on my new, down sectional...
August 2011
7 posts
what has happened here?
For the past few years I’ve prided myself on my whole foods diet. Nearly everything I ate was homecooked from local ingredients. I felt good, both mentally and physically. And now, I feel like I’ve been awakened. The vegetables from my produce box nearly always go bad in the bottom crisper. I want french fries. And ice cream. And grilled cheese. I actually stopped at Burger King...
pregnancy brain
One of my good friends told me that your “brain gets warped” when you’re preggers. I’d disagree - I think someone else all together inhabits your brain, effs with your emotions and before you know it, a hug on Real Housewives of New Jersey has you sobbing into your pillow.
I really dismissed a lot of what I heard and read about this stage. It’s like I’m in...
hura-kin season is upon us.
Earthquakes, hurricanes, oh my!
I am, actually, very worried about my family on Long Island and New York. They’ve ordered a mandatory evacuation for the south shore of Long Island, including my hometown. And, wouldn’t you know it, my 78 year-old grandmother refuses to leave. It also helps that she lives on the canals in the Great South Bay.
In other news, if I see one more commercial...
i felt the earth move (under my feet)!
All of my dreams are coming true! Everyone in the whole world knows that I love me some Mike Laramee to little bits and pieces. That said, I’m also thrilled to have the house to myself tonight because I’m a loner by nature and equally because I don’t want anyone to judge me for watching a Teen Mom marathon.
Got home and made myself a delicious quesadilla AND there’s an SVU...
ohhhh boy.
The past two weeks have been a bit hectic. Mike moved down from Rhode Island and we’ve been busy trying to get the house straightened out and watch television that is mutually agreeable.
We made a lot of progress this week as Mike transferred his job and has a schedule that will allow us to make the most of our one-car household.
In the meantime, I’ve been nesting like crazy. I...