Teething troubles...

Whoooo boy, last night was a doozy. Lauren would not go to sleep at her usual bedtime. When she FINALLY went down at 1:00 AM, she was up within an hour howling and crying. Rookie mistake, I thought that teething pains were always accompanied by fever and since she had none, I thought she might just be super tired or something so I tried everything and she wouldn't even nurse (or take a bottle). I did a little research and learned that not wanting to nurse was another sign of teething and we gave her some baby tylenol. Relief finally came at 3:00 A.M.

Please tell me it won't be this bad ALL the time....

Bad Hair Day

Some days are just worse than others...

Go Pats!

Of course, Daddy had to get Lauren Patriots gear...All set for the Superbowl!

To the Best Babysitter EVER!

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Mardi Gras came early to our house this year, thanks to Carolyn who brought over a King Cake and some Harry Connick, Jr. Mardi Gras music. (BTW, did you know that Mardi Gras came to the U.S. through Mobile Alabama...NOT New Orleans? Carolyn, a Mobile native, schooled us on the origins of Mardi Gras). Even though she didn't get the baby in the King cake (Peter did), she made friends with the other baby in the house.

Cheek to cheek

At the end of each work day I rush home to see cheekaboo and I give her a nice tight hug and the first minutes after our reunion are usually spent sitting quietly cheek to cheek. Without having to speak the words, I'm telling her how much I've missed her and she's telling me how glad she is that I'm home.

Separation Anxiety

On Wednesday, I went on my first business trip since we went to Hawaii during the 2nd trimester of my pregnancy. I attended a class at the Courtyard in downtown San Francisco with 2 of my colleagues and it was the longest period of time I had spent away from my cheekaboo thus far. I was out of the house by 5 a.m. and didn't return until about 10:30 P.M. Dinner at Absinthe and dessert at Citizen Cake almost made up for having to pump standing up in the ladies room. I had a good time and it was the closest thing to a girls' night out that I've had in a long time (I had my first cocktail in about 15 months!) but I had to be careful not to drive too fast as I sped home in the rain. I was definitely missing Lauren..badly! I was afraid that she would be mad at me for being away so long but the finger puppets that I got her from a little shop in Hayes Valley made it all ok.