Remember how we were worried about Miles’ weight because his growth stalled and his percentile plummeted? (Okay, by we I mean I.) And how I’ve been stuffing him with waffles and Quiche and all things eggy, breaded, cheesy, fried, and meaty? And how his growth curve has recently resembled a prairie more than a foothill? He [...]
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Good News!
Posted in Food, Pediatrician, Worry, tagged food, Gay and Lesbian, parenting, pediatrician, swimming, toddler, toddler eating on July 11, 2011 | 7 Comments »
The Baby Advice You Didn’t Ask For
Posted in Body Fluids, Breastfeeding, Family, Sleep, Worry, tagged advice, baby, breast feeding, Harvey Karp, imperfection, pacifiers, parenting, pregnancy, sleep, sleep training on June 30, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Let me be clear: pregnant women do not want your advice. If they want it, they will ask for it. And if they ask for it and then realize they disagree with what you are saying, they will probably go vacant-eyed and fantasize about ice cream until you stop talking. For the most part, pregnant women or their [...]
Size: Small
Posted in Food, Pediatrician, Worry, tagged Celiac disease, cooking, food, parenting, pediatrician, toddler, toddler eating, toddler nutrition, weight check on June 23, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Miles, though obviously a budding poet/athlete/astronomer/zoologist/engineer, spent most his first year being stunningly average. At every medical appointment, his height and weight came in at the 50th percentile. I for one felt absurdly proud of this: we had created a child whose measurements were in no way objectionable! No one could find fault with the [...]
Seriously Serious
Posted in Family, Friends, Photography, Worry on February 26, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Robin was talking — 0r g-chatting, or e-mailing, or whatever passes for communication these days — with an old friend of ours who lives in Los Angeles. The friend was saying that the more frequent blogging makes her feel like she’s right here with us, watching Miles grow up. I glowed a little as Robin [...]
Sorry, Your Family Is Not Real. Please Try Again.
Posted in Family, GLBT Issues, Worry, tagged adoption, baby, Family, Gay and Lesbian, lesbian moms, Marriage, queer parenting on December 9, 2010 | 15 Comments »
He trips heading into the kitchen and knocks his forehead against the doorway. He topples while squatting to examine the grain of the hardwood floor. He tumbles headlong from the couch while practicing, for the 38th time, his dismount. All completely normal toddler mishaps. Yet as I watch the latest knot form on his forehead, [...]
First
Posted in Body Fluids, Family, Movement, Sleep, Speech, Unabashed Cuteness, Worry on October 11, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Happy Birthday, Miles. Now you are 1. This is officially your second October 11 on this earth. One year ago yesterday, I got up from bed to pee and my water broke. Perching on the toilet and realizing that no one, particularly not a pregnant woman with a bladder the size of a walnut, could [...]
Cheerios
Posted in Food, Movement, Worry, tagged baby, food, parenting, Teething on August 4, 2010 | 8 Comments »
“You bought Cheerios for Miles?” Robin asked last night, perusing the shelves to see what other tasty morsels I’d picked up at the grocery store. Her face took on an eager look. “No, those are for us!” I said, guffawing. I’d been trying to follow two suggestion in Michael Pollan’s “Food Rules”: don’t eat breakfast [...]
Nine
Posted in Movement, Pediatrician, Speech, Worry on July 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
As Miles’ nine-month check-up approached today, Robin and I were feeling pretty relaxed. As we packed the diaper bag, we tried to think of questions for the doctor. Usually I have 953 questions, ranging from “Will the sound of screeching subway brakes deafen Miles, and if so can I purchase special baby noise-canceling headphones and [...]
Leavin’ on a Jet Plane
Posted in Body Fluids, Breastfeeding, Outings, Worry on May 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
”Just give him a bottle or nurse him during take-off and landing,” people say, “and his ears won’t bother him at all.” That’s all very true. But you try telling a hyper-active, curious, 7-month-old baby when to be hungry. I will stand by and laugh an evil, maniacal laugh, MWAH HA HA HA HA! Okay, let me [...]
Chow Fun
Posted in Food, Pediatrician, Worry on April 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
We are go for food! I repeat, we are go for food! At the six-month checkup on Monday, our pediatrician gave us the green light to go beyond dabbling in food and start feeding this kid for real. No one could be happier than Miles himself. Ever since we first dipped our finger in something [...]
