Entries tagged with 'Baby-licious'
Hello, Teagan Jayne :: Part II
August 28, 2010
Continued from Part I[Quick note: Yes, it has taken this many months to write this all out. How many? Eleven crazy crazy months of balls-to-the-wall gnarliness, and I don't wanna hear any guff about the delay. I feel like a... Read more >
Hello, Teagan Jayne :: Part I
September 12, 2009
This one's for Teagan. To remember the day she was born. If I told you that 5:45 Sunday morning, September 6, 2009, arrived in an eyeblink, quicker than thought, quicker even than acceptance of eight-plus months of denial could evaporate... Read more >
Time Ticks Down
August 19, 2009
Three weeks to go. And who'd have thought two pregnancies could be so different? It's weird enough having something wiggling around on the inside of your body, shoving itty bitty extremeties into the nooks and crannies of your hip bones,... Read more >
Suspended
April 5, 2009
Late Tuesday, I was notified that a recent blood test came back positive for the likelihood of catastrophic genetic abnormalities with our baby-to-be. They'd need to take some emergency diagnostic tests, but it didn't look good.I hung up the phone,... Read more >
Meet Norman
June 10, 2008
Yesterday, as we were getting ready to go shopping at Costco, Mak grabbed this as her traveling companion. Before you go thinking anything you shouldn't, it was purchased for us as a shower gift by our friends Summer and Karl,... Read more >
The Varmint in Charge
June 2, 2008
See this? This photo was just sent to us by a friend. It details events that occurred prior to my arrival at a certain birthday party this past weekend. Where my fully dressed baby girl rolled around in a giant... Read more >
Boobies & Butting Out
March 6, 2008
Too small, I thought. Too boring. Too freckly. Too white. Too pink. Too easy to blush. I bemoaned the total lack of cleavage all through high school. Sighed over their inability to augment my social life. Put up with fried... Read more >
When Daddy's Too Slow
February 21, 2008
Our kid loves bath time. As in really, really, reallllllllly loves it. Will stand there hopping from foot to foot, kicking her leg up like she's straddling a Harley to leap into that bath. So, here's a wee word to... Read more >
San Diego, Sunsets and Ticking Babies
December 3, 2007
Like so many locals before us, we've taken a vow: Start treating ourselves to tasty slices of San Diego, just as if we were tourists. I'm not talking about getting into our bikinis in the dead of winter, driving 55... Read more >
Letters to Makenna: 13 Months Old
November 17, 2007
Dear Makenna,It's been awhile since mommy wrote her monthly letter to you, but I've been a little busy. You're very hard to keep up with these days. And as any mommy who gives a whoop about working, eating and household... Read more >
Birthday Party Numero Uno
October 2, 2007
She arrived with her own personal attendants, was festooned with as-yet untold treasures, lauded for her preciousness, sung to, hand-fed only the choicest morsels, given chocolate and carried about in the arms of strapping young men. She was cooed to,... Read more >
A Year Ago Today
September 29, 2007
One year ago yesterday, after 20+ hours of labor and with The Varmint and Deb standing next to me, the best thing in my life popped out of my very own innards and said hello.This picture's from the day after... Read more >
Giving Me Pause
September 8, 2007
Are you one of those people who does better when they have something fun to look forward to? So am I. In the past, that has meant traveling somewhere, exploring a foreign country, backpacking or camping, rock climbing, rafting or... Read more >
FOUND!
August 26, 2007
Turns out the defectors were not actually kidnapped, but runaways who were captured and returned. We're not sure what caused the sudden departure - after all, Sacha and Charlie have got it pretty good here at Chez Varmint: A rent-free... Read more >
Kidnapped!
August 17, 2007
No, no. Not Mak. Charlie the Turtle. And worse? Sacha la Chat! Will the horrible, horrible repercussions of that evil weekend in Santa Barbara never end?So, I send my brother the following email missive:- - - - - - -... Read more >
The Varmint's First Groupie
August 10, 2007
Recently, The Varmint traded the lovely strumming on his pretty acoustic guitar for thumping, John Entwhistle-style, on his unplugged bass. The bass wisely remains unplugged to maintain neighborly relations - but sadly, the acoustic contribution to our household is something... Read more >
Santa Barbara Bung-tacular
August 1, 2007
This peaceful moment - of the cousins all chillin' in the tub as my sister-in-law Rachel and I looked on - was the best and briefest part of my nephew's birthday weekend. Moments later my kid would cry out as she... Read more >
Our Seattle See-Gawk
July 22, 2007
Maybe it was the thought of flying with a baby that did it, or the waist-high pile of work sitting atop my desk, but I must confess that the idea of hitting the vacation circuit for a week-long sojourn to... Read more >
This One's For Christy
June 21, 2007
Last night was a bookless book club meeting, which really means it was an excuse for the five of us to read what we wanted this month and still get together and drink margaritas and eat Mexican food. So, after... Read more >
Letters to Makenna: 8 Months Old
May 28, 2007
Hi Makenna,You are now officially 8 months old and mama's head is spinning. Where is that little dark-eyed peanut I brought home from the hospital? And who replaced her with this dancy-eyed, whirligig of a little girl with her "Ma-maaah-mah-mah"s,... Read more >
Ch-ch-ch-changes
May 12, 2007
There are periods of your life that stretch out, seem to go on forever, with you doing the same comfortable routine: A big one is The Work Routine, where you get up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, watch... Read more >
Rainy Day Fun
May 1, 2007
I always did love rainy days. ... Read more >
Gimme Gimme
April 29, 2007
This is a shot of Mak and her pal Ginger during brunch a couple of weeks back.When I bought the bottle brush, I had no idea it would someday be the catalyst for a new entrpreneurial enterprise: Worldwide Baby Wrestling.... Read more >
Baby Mak is On the Move
April 27, 2007
Hear that sound? It's the death knell of whatever free time we had. As of yesterday, Thursday afternoon, April 26, our baby can crawl. Welcome to the wonderful, diaper-wagging world of High Speed baby, with mom as perennial chase vehicle. ... Read more >
Not a Fan of the Yams
April 17, 2007
... Read more >
Caddyshack Revisited
April 12, 2007
This is a story about poo. But like most stories about poo, it begins as a story about food.Makenna started solids last week, a wallpaper paste mixture of breast milk and rice cereal. This week, we added applesauce. At each... Read more >
Baby Steps to Amnesia
April 12, 2007
Sometimes, it feels like I wasted a few too billion brain cells during the halcyon days of my youth. I could really use them now. Take for example the current state of affairs: Feeling pretty much stretched to capacity, I... Read more >
Take a Seat, Baby
April 1, 2007
I am constantly amazed at the volume of crap it takes to raise a kid without going insane - play gyms, toys, chairs, seats, saucers, bouncers, wheelies... People fret about feeding, clothing and educating their rugrats, but few people give... Read more >
My Preeeeeshusssss
March 19, 2007
No one tells you that, once you have a kid, things get pretty animalian. I spend more time sniffing this kid's head than I do watching the news.Then again, I just got back from Costco where I had a... Read more >
My Little Lion Cub
March 5, 2007
No one likes to make the analogy, but at this 5-months-old stage, baby humans are a lot like baby animals. There's the chewing, and the drooling, and the ravenous (and slightly scary in a nipple-shriveling sort of way) eating. And... Read more >
A Perfect Poop Storm
February 22, 2007
For the past three weeks, things at Chez Varmint have been a simmering pile of clenched butts and grinding teeth. Initially I couldn't write because we were hard at work on the new One Good Life site; we were transferring... Read more >
Letters to Makenna :: Three Months Old
January 13, 2007
Hey Makenna,It's mommy here. This is to be your first letter of many.I had all of these grand plans to start a journal all about you and the daily wonders we're enjoying, but mommy wasn't very smart at estimating how... Read more >
Yo, Baby
January 9, 2007
This is the baby's Longshoreman Outfit. I'm including it here because it is one of the rare times where you will see her in anything other than pajamas. Frankly, I find that baby clothes are a pain in the ass.... Read more >
Happy Holidays!
December 25, 2006
It's been a great 2006 for our family. I don't suppose you need to guess about what my favorite gift might be this year. Worth every contraction. Every heave. Every hive. For The Varmint and me, 2006 will always be... Read more >
The Sweetest Sound
December 15, 2006
Last night, I sat in our big red chair and held our daughter in my lap. She and I were looking into one another's eyes and making unintelligible noises at each other. Shannon was on the phone with his brother,... Read more >
Dorky Dancing
December 4, 2006
So this chilly morning, I wake up, don my plush winter robe and Ugg Boots, grab the baby and shuffle out to the kitchen to make some hot coffee. I grab a cup and head out to the bright living... Read more >
And in This Corner
December 2, 2006
And in this corner ... weighing in at 12 pounds, 13oz ... with 57 direct hits, 12 blowouts ... It's L'Enfant Terrible, La Bambina of Barf, The Incorrigible Kid Mak! Mak: "Hand over the milk, bub, or I'll have to... Read more >
Snapshot - This One's for Megan
November 27, 2006
Just in case you needed a baby fix. I know Mak (and the rest of us) are missing ya. Big time. Today, progress: Little Miss Fussypants deigned to allow me to tote her sweet pink hiney around in the Baby... Read more >
Baby Wars
November 24, 2006
Finally, The Varmint, Mak and I manage to hang with our pregnancy twins Ian and Abi and their freshly-baked sweetie pie Ginger Rain. The event of choice? Brunch at their place. Brunch was an inspired choice. It's an imminently doable... Read more >
Meg, Mak, Tak + Tam
November 19, 2006
I can officially assert that not all houseguests stink after three days. Some you actually wish would move in. (Note: The Varmint actually just said, "Do you think if we emptied out our garage and built a studio, Megan would... Read more >
Snapshot - Sweet Dreams
November 12, 2006
Apparently, the sandman stayed for tea.This is what they mean when they say "Sleep like a baby..." And what wouldn't I give for one night's worth of this brand of sweet, sweet shuteye right about now, eh?... Read more >
They'd Make Great Daddies
October 25, 2006
I brought my camera and my husband on my most recent outing to super groovy Little Italy to meet Dex for lunch at one of my favorite spots Caffe Italia - and boy, am I glad. First, I was thrilled... Read more >
Overheard
October 19, 2006
The Varmint to The Baby, as he stands in front of the refrigerator and shows her all of the photographs posted there: "Just look at your daddy. Isn't he just the coolest? Look how stylish your daddy is, you lucky,... Read more >
The Teen Princess Smackdown
October 18, 2006
For the first time since before motherhood, I ventured out into the real world today. The mission? Sanity. Which comes in the form of the elimination of cabin fever via lunch with Deb. And maybe a coffee afterward. With the... Read more >
Thinking of Megan
October 16, 2006
So today, as with most days, I find my mind wandering when I'm supposed to be getting down to business. And today, same as yesterday, I'm thinking about my best friend. The one who has been my best friend since... Read more >
Every Day is Christmas
October 15, 2006
Just look at what I get to look at everyday: The choicest bit of babyflesh one could ever ask for. Imminently smoochable. Sweet, soft and snuggly. Holy crap, I am loving life. Television seems to have lost its appeal since... Read more >
Bring It On
October 11, 2006
Mmmmm. Ain't it just the way of things? Here I am. The baby's sleeping and eating well and gaining weight like a new employee at Dairy Queen. I've lost 32 pounds in 12 days, have had about as a good... Read more >
Welcome to the World
October 8, 2006
Meet Makenna Kay McGlathery. I never expected that The Varmint and I would fall so hard and go completely ga-ga in such a short time. How it All Went Down I'm hanging out with The Varmint last Wednesday night. That... Read more >
Impatience
September 26, 2006
While the universe isn't raining gold coins and roses down upon us by any means, we've had some fairly blue skies here at Varmint Central. As you can probably guess from the lack of a blog entry, the one thing... Read more >
Baby's Room: The Big Reveal
September 21, 2006
Today, I plopped the final cherry on the top of the baby room sundae. The Varmint and I are really happy with how it came out. I love interior design and this project was so much fun to plan and execute... Read more >
On Pins and Needles
September 20, 2006
Yesterday, good friend and pro needler Mike Julien stopped by with his big plastic box of goodies. He had me sit comfortably on our couch and proceeded to pop needles an inch or so deep in ten different spots on... Read more >
Handy Gizmos for Lazy Parents
September 13, 2006
In the midst of researching kid crap, I've found a few little items that I think might just be indispensable. Strangely, you don't find them listed on many "essentials" lists and I, for one, can't understand why not. For the... Read more >
Unveiling the 'Secret' Plans for the Kid Pen
September 7, 2006
The Antagonists Jac, Jen, Deb and a few others have requested a blog entry / lowdown on what my plans are for the baby room. "We know you've been thinking about it," they say. "We know you know what you're... Read more >
My Current Perspective
September 7, 2006
No, no - you're not looking at three moons, three paper plates, three eggs in a bowl or some bizarre set of freckled lightbulbs. This is my view whenever I try to see my feet. Will you look at that... Read more >
Catatonia at Chez Varmint
September 3, 2006
The Varmint has been distracted and staring off into space, lately. Also, he's spending a large amount of time in our new sub-level outdoor hidey hole, working and organizing stuff, but also frequently escaping into the calming machine-gun fire of... Read more >
A Move, A Reunion + A Big Kaboom - Part One
August 29, 2006
Part One: The Move This weekend I cried three different times: Once for feeling overwhelmed and demoralized. Once for feeling like an asshole. And once from laughing so hard I nearly wet myself. The Demoralization Cry was a direct result... Read more >
A Preview of Our Coming Attraction
August 17, 2006
Not bad for a sonogram, eh? World, meet baby. Baby, meet world.... Read more >
Welcome to the Apocalypse
August 7, 2006
WELCOME to the APOCALYPSE! Tam and Shan are breeding!That was the opening line on the baby shower invitation. So I guess I should have expected what was coming. The only two activities outside of eating (street-style Mexican tacos) and drinking... Read more >
I Hate Baby Showers
August 2, 2006
Fact: I loathe baby showers. No, really. Pretty much everything about them. From the horrible little games (The "Sniff the Diaper" Game, anyone?! I'm all for fecal humor, but to waste perfectly good chocolate like that?) to the endless "Awwww!"s... Read more >
Baby Stylist to the Stars
June 21, 2006
We received our first baby outfit gift a few weeks back, from Sally (a.k.a. Sal, Sal-Bug or The Sallivator) who was very excited that we were having a girl. I like it so much that I've actually hung it above... Read more >
23 Weeks
May 25, 2006
Okay, okay. In answer to repeated requests, I will show my Buddha bellyness in all its middle-weighty glory - but not nekkers, thankyouverymuch. We wouldn't want to scare anyone. The kid is already dancing Flamenco on my bladder and protesting mightily... Read more >
There's a Rockette In My Pants
May 10, 2006
There's a Rockette in my pants, and she's trying to get out. Or a mini Mia Hamm. Having your ass kicked by a six-month-old fetus is enough to give you shivers about the teen years. What sort of spawn am... Read more >
It's a Girl!
April 21, 2006
It was sonogram and amniocentesis day today - and we found out the big, Big, BIG news that we're having a girl - and she's looking perfect. Yahoo! It's funny, both sides of the family were exchanging the typical pleasantries,... Read more >
My Top Five Irrational Pregnancy Fears
March 8, 2006
My Top Five Irrational Pregnancy Fears1. I give birth to a rodent, or some variation with a fur / tail combination. (Varmint + Tam = ????) 2. Varmint Jr. gets the inevitable double-serving of The Nerd Gene and is destined... Read more >
All Hail the One Pump Chump
March 7, 2006
So, I've been getting hate mail from people because my old reliable daily entry has turned into more of a bi-weekly to when-I-feel-like-it thing. "Are you getting lazy?" they ask. "Are you busy?" Well, yes and yes. But there is... Read more >
Cluck, Cluck, Cluck
December 27, 2005
Ooo-eeee! I got me an egg. See that cluster of round spots in the sonogram picture, below? See the one big spot surrounded by all the other little round spots? (Yeah, me neither.) According to the nurse practitioner, that thar's... Read more >
Three Good Reasons
November 21, 2005
These are the three biggest reasons I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving that do not involve food. (Unless of course they're really REALLY bad.) Five, maybe six people I know who regularly read this thing are probably falling over in a dead... Read more >
Add to del.icio.us
Add to your Technorati