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Just don’t mind the smell
My new obsession? The many uses of vinegar.
You can breastfeed anywhere!
When I walked into the pediatrician’s office this morning with a hungry Kate, I was reminded that it’s sports camp season. The office was filled with 16 year old boys and their dads, waiting for check-ups to okay them for athletics. Usually, the office is filled with babies. And although I’ve never seen a mother in that office nurse, or reject the formula containers provided during visits, I’ve never hestitated to nurse there. Today was no different, despite being surrounded by a pack of awkward looking teenagers and middle aged men. I figure it was a good educational experience. Perhaps the office should post this poem on the wall:
You may breastfeed in a store,
on the floor,
in a roar.
You may breastfeed in a jam,
eating fried green eggs and ham.
You may breastfeed on the stair.
You may breastfeed anywhere!
Your baby can latch on in a swing,
on the wing,
in a ring.
He can latch on in a car,
where you are,
at the barre.
She can latch on in a storm,
on the farm:
that’s her charm.
She can latch on in a train,
on a plane,
without pain.
They can latch on to a rhyme.
They can latch on any time.
You can nurse Jane or Joe.
You can nurse Clyde or Moe.
you can nurse Betty or Sallie.
you can nurse at a political rally.
You can nurse any time, anywhere.
You can nurse clothed or bare.
You can nurse unshaved of hair.
You can nurse Tim, Tony or Tom.
Who can nurse? Any mom!
Kate’s Stats
Wellness Visit #1
Kate will be 6 weeks old tomorrow. Today, our big girl is:
– 22 1/4 inches long (50% percentile)
– 11 pounds, 9 ounces (75-90% percentile)
– has a head circumference of 39 1/2 cm (75-90% percentile)
Back to Dr. Milvid on July 10th for visit 2… with immunizations!
Happy Father’s Day!
To all my favorite Dads enjoying their golf day out. (Paul’s included in the pictures above… he was the photographer!)
So Serious
After bath and ready for bed. And thinking very hard! 
Someone DOES live here!
Since returning Tuesday, we’ve been busy folk. Paul’s kept to the grindstone with work, Nana Nancy has won huge gold stars for keeping Will entertained (no small feat), and I’ve done my damnest to vie for the title of Domestic Goddess (while keeping Kate happy).
The microwave and toaster oven have been disassembled and cleaned. They shine like the top of the Chrysler building. Furniture has been moved… in some cases, three times… all through the house. We’ve hung curtains on 5 windows (although two of those still need work… one has a cafe that needs a bar and the other I didn’t hem short enough, oops.) And we put a few pictures back up on the walls in the front room. The Master bedroom has a dust ruffle. Kate’s crib is put together. Will has a bed. There is a carpet on our bedroom floor. Things sort of match in some of the rooms. The house is starting to look more like a home and less like a construction zone. Like people actually LIVE here. Whoa.
Bastards
Ever the scourge of mankind, our insurance has denied my emergency c-section costs and Kate’s emergency procedures at birth saying that we needed pre-authorization… for an unplanned, emergency, rushed to the hospital, procedure and subsequent hospitalization.
But they did cover several tests done on both of us during our stay. Hmmm…
We’re gearing up for another head-ache.
