November 2009 « Mommy By The Book

When it rains, it pours…part 2

By Rachel, on November 28th, 2009%

So as mentioned before, the week (which is now a little ways past…sorry for the delay), continued to be an adventure. Thursday brought more barfing, but Friday and Saturday seemed to promise some much needed normalcy. We were so optimistic that we actually rented a movie, I know, CRAZY right? Somebody stop us, we . . . → Read More: When it rains, it pours…part 2

When it rains, it pours

By Rachel, on November 16th, 2009%

I totally fell off of the NaBloPoMo wagon. I was doing so well, too! Oh well, there’s always next year. This year a little thing called life got in the way, I’m afraid.

Last weekend I got a flat tire that couldn’t be fixed, and since my car needed new tires anyway we had . . . → Read More: When it rains, it pours

Thinking that…

By Rachel, on November 9th, 2009%

…this leftover Halloween candy is going to be my demise. Willpower, where have you gone?

Toddler fatigue

By Rachel, on November 8th, 2009%

I’m beginning to realize more fully every day that I am completely unprepared to parent a toddler. I would probably say that, oh, 99% of people would probably make the same comment, but that doesn’t make me feel any better knowing that I’m in good company.

Surviving the infancy of my daughter was hard. . . . → Read More: Toddler fatigue

One of those days

By Rachel, on November 7th, 2009%

Here I was, looking forward to the weekend with the naive hope that it would offer some relief from the stress of the workweek. Sadly, my hopes have been dashed. Here is how the last 24 hours have gone:

- The kid wakes up over and over in the night for unspecified reasons. When . . . → Read More: One of those days

I hit the wall

By Rachel, on November 6th, 2009%

I was pretty darn proud of myself for posting for 5 whole days straight. And like, real posts, you know?

I think my streak is over. I’m tapped out. My brain is slowly shutting down in preparation for the weekend.

I’m so happy its the weekend. Holy crap, I’m glad this week is over. . . . → Read More: I hit the wall

Take me out to the ballgame

By Rachel, on November 5th, 2009%

For the first time in my entire life I have become (somewhat) interested in baseball. I actually watched the majority of the World Series and the games leading up to it. Some of them I even watched on my own! FREAKY, I know! I hardly even recognize myself. A couple of years ago we . . . → Read More: Take me out to the ballgame

Its a hard knock life

By Rachel, on November 4th, 2009%

Last night as we were getting ready for bed Claire woke up very unhappy. As in screaming-her-guts-out unhappy. After trying everything I could think of to soothe her I figured that something was hurting her and decided to check her diaper. Sure enough, her poor, precious little bum was so red it was practically . . . → Read More: Its a hard knock life

Like clockwork

By Rachel, on November 3rd, 2009%

Men are so weird.

I grew up in a family with all sisters, no brothers, so I don’t think I really got the full idea of how guys are. Sure, my dad lived there, but he was my dad. Needless to say, getting married was a pretty big eye opener for me. And I’ve . . . → Read More: Like clockwork

1 step forward, 4 steps back (or something like that)

By Rachel, on November 2nd, 2009%

For my job I manage a team of sales/customer service reps. For the past year and a half I have been managing a specialty team (as in, we do something special in the company). I have loved my specialty team. Seriously, the most hard working, dependable, mature, and fun group of people. All of . . . → Read More: 1 step forward, 4 steps back (or something like that)

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