Right now my breast pump is saying:
Beelzabub, Beelzabub, Beelzabub, Beelzabub
It has also recently said:
Double trouble, double trouble, double trouble
Get outta here, get outta here, get outta here
PS Trucker, I know I owe you a seven month letter but I’m too busy chasing you around to write it. I will though. I promise. Before you turn [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 26, 2009
More Things My Pump Says
February 17, 2009
Two Week Wait Advent Calendar — Week Two
You are over the hump.
Now, of course, it is getting really hard to stop obsessing. You keep going on line and searching for “early pregnancy signs.” It keeps saying the same things. Stop that. Please. Having symptoms isn’t going to make you any more or any less pregnant, my dear. And honestly at this point, [...]
February 10, 2009
Two Week Wait Advent Calendar — Week One
A little present for all of my TTC friends. Only open the door on the right day of your wait, now. MMMMwaah!
Day 1: You had your insemintation. You tried to remember every detail, even if this is the ten zillionth time.
Open the door.
Day 2: You are determined to not notice a thing about how your [...]
February 9, 2009
Behind Door Number 2…
I got a kooky idea.
I was thinking about my friends Dakota and Mulberry, who are just beginning yet another two week wait. I wanted to somehow make it celebratory, rather than stressful. I know. You can’t just do that, as evidenced by the terrible “Have a Happy Period” commercials. But still.
How about we make a [...]
February 4, 2009
Facebook Ate My Blog
What can I say? I have 192 “friends” at my beck and call from my very own livingroom.
But I still love you guys if you still love me.
I’m pretty sure my breast pump sucks out braincells. Just a few per ounce, but it is starting to add up.
The breast pump also talks. Sometimes mine says [...]
February 1, 2009
The Bitter Battle of the Noise Note
It was a passive-aggressive battle.
Someone in my 110 unit co-op apartment building in Brooklyn has been a little frustrated with noise during the day. So this anonymous person took it upon his or her self to write a preachy note in ALL CAPS suggesting people take such actions as removing their hard-soled shoes upon entering [...]