Day 1102

Sleep training: how to break your own heart with one easy saddest baby of all time.

Day 1101

Who needs sleep when you can have a screamy serenade?

Day 1100

Wouldn't it be nice if only one family member could be sick at a time? Also, a two day maximum on being sick would be nice. Someone should get on that.

Day 1099

You only realize how much of a grumpus your baby was when there is a lull in the teething. It really makes you appreciate all the smiles and giggles.

Day 1098

Someday we will be the people hosting family dinners. And we will probably have to make turkey. And part of me will die. 

Only a little hypobolic.

Day 1097

And the Lizard learned to sleep again. And the people rejoiced. And then celebrated by staying up stupidly late.

Day 1096

The Lizard has learned to clap her tiny little lizard hands, and she might like it even more than standing. When she can stand and clap at the same time, she will probably explode with happiness.

Day 1095 (3 years)

Low key anniversary plans rendered lower key by a baby who is trying to convince us she is allergic to sleep. I love you, Husband, even though our night owlishness combined has created a never-nap.

Day 1094

It's fun when the baby includes her adorable new noises into her screaming.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH bwwwwwub bwuuuub AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Day 1093

Just because the baby is sick and exhausted doesn't mean she will sleep. Especially if she can stand up and jump in her crib instead.

Day 1092

Baby gates up. Someday we will be prepared to have a baby.

Day 1091

Sick babies are the most heart-wrenching, and make you feel remarkably powerless.

Day 1090

Starting to get accustomed to the idea that it's going to be teething and — that is the problem.

Day 1089

That moment when you are tasting fancy scotch while balancing your baby on your hip and she's trying to grab your glass... And you're like: Winning!

Day 1088

A sure way to lose time: look at pictures of your baby.

Day 1087

It might be a sign that we should have people over more often when we want to play show and tell when people do come over.

Day 1086

The Lizard proves her willingness to be nice to strangers (even if they shine lights in her eyes), and her unwillingness to do dreadful things like nap.

Day 1085

If you have a social baby, only you will know how evil they are.

Day 1084

Does being a little performer really start so young? Cause holy pants can the lizard ever turn on the charm...

Day 1083

The Lizard is starting her collection of bruises. Let's hope she will fairly rapidly learn to fall on her butt instead of her face.

Day 1082

The baby continues to grow like a weed and the house continues to make us hemorrhage money.

One of these things is more fun than the other.

Day 1081

The puppy steals the baby's bath time by being gross; the baby decides crawling is for chumps and she only wants to walkabout.

Day 1080

Suddenly realized today that right now I can go for walks and only one of the babies is a jerk. This is a limited time offer. I need to enjoy it while I can.

Day 1079

The Lizard and I have the same feeling about zoos: the tigers are the best part.

Day 1078

It is strange getting unexpected intimate peeks into another family's world. It is a reminder to imagine others complexly, a chance to be grateful for the blessings you have, and an opportunity to consider what you could do better.

Day 1077

Babies: will fall asleep with their hand bent under them and their elbow up in the air.... But you dare lie them down in their cribs and they will scream their faces off.

Day 1076

The good news is the Lizard was fairly happy hanging out in her Circle of Neglect while we rotated sopping towels. 

The bad news is we don't have a permit for the wading pool in the basement.

Day 1075

That thing where you don't want to put the baby down to sleep because snuggling.

Day 1074 (belated)

The Lizard has decided she no longer needs to hold onto things while standing. She is only sometimes right.

Day 1073

Definitely a vet.