I dismissed yoga as a bizarre cult thing almost a decade ago after I attended my first class. It was at a free class at a Lulumon store in Austin, TX. I, being a grad student at the time, was all for anything free. It was a Saturday morning and the room was packed. It […]
The Work/Life/Daycare Juggle
I was going to say the work/life/daycare balance, but juggle is a more appropriate word. Getting out the door is an adventure. Everyday. Since I already carry a lot of equipment with me for my job, adding an ice cooler, a pump, pumping bottles and, oh yeah an 18 lb baby, to the […]
The Best Medicine – My Weekend Away
My Weekend Away: Yes, I left my 3 month old with the boy and flew to Texas for an entire weekend. Thanks to anxiety, I only slept about 2 1/2 hours the night before. Despite leaving a ton of milk, and giving the boy an in depth training on all things baby, as my flight […]
A Baby Rhythm, Finally!
There’s a point in any dive, when you change directions. You pedal your legs hard, and finally, at some great point, you break the surface. Air, sunlight, relief. I’m hesitant to write it (for fear of cursing myself), but I finally feel a rhythm to this baby thing. I’m still not sure if its […]
Baby Ray’s first Vacation
When we first had baby Ray, some friends came over and asked if we were going to be “camper baby” parents. I was a bit confused by this, but they went on to explain, “You know the parents that just pack up and take the baby everywhere, almost like they didn’t have one.” Well, of […]
Life with Baby Ray
Life with baby Ray is certainly a learning adventure. There have definitely been moments, okay, hours, of total frustration. Especially lately because we are trying to do some “sleep training” which is going just horrible. Regardless, he is great. The toughest part: Has definitely been my own healing. For some reason I didn’t mentally […]