It is with great happiness and joy that I announce the safe arrival into the world of my newest nephew, Daniel Jeremiah Weber. He was born just after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 21, and both he and Tracy (mom) are doing well.
22 February 2007
15 February 2007
Not the silver lining: rambling about bedsharing & sick kids
A meme I recently filled in asked about a secret I wouldn't mind others knowing. While I still maintain that it's not a secret if you're willing to tell anyone who happens to read your blog, I did think of something that sort of/almost falls it that category — it's not something I typically talk about, because I get tired of correcting other folks assumptions.
Both Mairi and Nora have slept in our bed as babies. Yep, we do "family bed."
FAQ: No, it's not inherently dangerous for the child — Dr. James McKenna has some excellent reading material on the subject here, I'm not going to try to explain it better than he can. No, the child doesn't end up sleeping in your bed forever — Mairi moved into her own bed when she was two, Nora will do so as soon as it gets warmer (she enough used to our body heat that trying to move her in the cold of winter would be setting ourselves up for a harder transition than need be). No, it doesn't ruin one's sex life (but I'm not getting into any further explanation on that one).
I'm not saying everyone should sleep with their babies, but it is what worked for us. It was especially helpful in terms of me being able to get a fairly good night's sleep even while the girls got in their nighttime breastfeeding. And it was good for my new baby anxieties — I loved being able to be able to wake up, feel or hear them breathing, and go back to sleep.
Why am I babbling about this today? Well, bedsharing is not without its drawbacks. Nora is a restless sleeper and an early bird, so Chris hasn't slept as well with her in the bed as he did when Mairi was there.
And this morning, Nora got sick to her stomach. Ug, what a mess. I mean, if a kid gets sick and there in their own space, at least one of the parents can still get a good night's sleep. You can strip their bed, throw the mess in the wash and either stay up with 'em or bed 'em down elsewhere, as circumstances dictate. When it's your bed the mess is in, everybody's up and dealing with it.
Oh well, that's parenting I guess.
Both Mairi and Nora have slept in our bed as babies. Yep, we do "family bed."
FAQ: No, it's not inherently dangerous for the child — Dr. James McKenna has some excellent reading material on the subject here, I'm not going to try to explain it better than he can. No, the child doesn't end up sleeping in your bed forever — Mairi moved into her own bed when she was two, Nora will do so as soon as it gets warmer (she enough used to our body heat that trying to move her in the cold of winter would be setting ourselves up for a harder transition than need be). No, it doesn't ruin one's sex life (but I'm not getting into any further explanation on that one).
I'm not saying everyone should sleep with their babies, but it is what worked for us. It was especially helpful in terms of me being able to get a fairly good night's sleep even while the girls got in their nighttime breastfeeding. And it was good for my new baby anxieties — I loved being able to be able to wake up, feel or hear them breathing, and go back to sleep.
Why am I babbling about this today? Well, bedsharing is not without its drawbacks. Nora is a restless sleeper and an early bird, so Chris hasn't slept as well with her in the bed as he did when Mairi was there.
And this morning, Nora got sick to her stomach. Ug, what a mess. I mean, if a kid gets sick and there in their own space, at least one of the parents can still get a good night's sleep. You can strip their bed, throw the mess in the wash and either stay up with 'em or bed 'em down elsewhere, as circumstances dictate. When it's your bed the mess is in, everybody's up and dealing with it.
Oh well, that's parenting I guess.
14 February 2007
Odd one out
I like Valentine's Day. There, I've said it.
I do not like the "spend lots of money on your significant other to show them you love them" thing. But then, I don't particularly go for that line of crap on any other holiday either.
No, I like the idea that in this all too busy world there's a reminder to tell those who mean something to us that they do, maybe show them through some gesture a little out of the ordinary. Yes, we can do this any day we choose, but let's be honest — how many of us actually do?
Do we have to tell people we love them on February 14th? Of course not. Does loving people have anything to do with some Christian saint? Hardly.
But ever since I was a teen, even when I have felt terribly alone on this "day for sweethearts" (*gag*), I still have always tried to enjoy the day. I look at the family who love me, the friends who love me, and I celebrate that we are able to choose to love other people, flaws and all — and that there are people who love me despite my flaws.
And that is why I like Valentine's Day.
I do not like the "spend lots of money on your significant other to show them you love them" thing. But then, I don't particularly go for that line of crap on any other holiday either.
No, I like the idea that in this all too busy world there's a reminder to tell those who mean something to us that they do, maybe show them through some gesture a little out of the ordinary. Yes, we can do this any day we choose, but let's be honest — how many of us actually do?
Do we have to tell people we love them on February 14th? Of course not. Does loving people have anything to do with some Christian saint? Hardly.
But ever since I was a teen, even when I have felt terribly alone on this "day for sweethearts" (*gag*), I still have always tried to enjoy the day. I look at the family who love me, the friends who love me, and I celebrate that we are able to choose to love other people, flaws and all — and that there are people who love me despite my flaws.
And that is why I like Valentine's Day.
06 February 2007
My little imps
I took the girls to JCPenney to have their pictures taken on Nora's birthday — here's one of the pictures from the session. E-mail me if you would like the URL and password to see all eleven pictures.
Yesterday was interesting ...
... I wonder what today will bring?
All thing considered, we lucked out. As when we had the pipe break just over three years ago, this pipe burst at 9:00 a.m. on a work day, when most folks were here already and a speedy response was possible. If this ever happens at night, well, it's going to be ugly. As it is, there was a fair amount of damage to the items on the upper floors but the Special Collections materials were either moved or covered quickly enough to save them for any major harm.
Pipe bursts, Library closes for 6 hours
Frozen pipe floods Notre Dame library
All thing considered, we lucked out. As when we had the pipe break just over three years ago, this pipe burst at 9:00 a.m. on a work day, when most folks were here already and a speedy response was possible. If this ever happens at night, well, it's going to be ugly. As it is, there was a fair amount of damage to the items on the upper floors but the Special Collections materials were either moved or covered quickly enough to save them for any major harm.
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