Since last week, David has been trying to turn over from his back to his belly. He stops on his side though with his arm securely propped under his body, not realizing that he needs to move it to turn over. He really doesn’t understand his arms or hands; they’re still clenched in fists. This […]
It’s been three-and-a-half months, and sleeping at night is still an illusion. David normally sleeps in stretches of 6 hours at night, which is good, but he gets fussy in the early hours of the morning and we normally have to go address his needs at 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, and onward. Worse, the daytime
I think besides my uncle’s wedding when I was a flower girl in 1985, I haven’t been to any other weddings until I reached college-age and the proposals to my friends came pouring in. I remember having five weddings in one summer! Yet David has already been to two weddings this month alone! One of
We’ve hit the two month mark just a few days ago. It’s insane to think that I’ve been a mommy (and a geeky mommy at that) this long. I’ve been at this for what seems like forever and it feels also like it’s never ending. But at the same time, it’s already certain that I’m
My name is Tamar and I’m a workaholic. Throughout my life, my focus was always about my “day job,” be it school or work. When I knew I was going to be a mother, I didn’t expect to change my way of life. In fact, before the baby was born, I told my supervisors that