Tag: Baby

This Is Still Not a Mommy Blog (Even Though That’s All I Do All Day)

This Is Still Not a Mommy Blog (Even Though That’s All I Do All Day)

Before I spawned my urchin, I was adamant about keeping the metalepsical church and state firmly separated. I read all of those books about the importance of  keeping your grown up self intact and building a life where the baby mostly fits into your rhythms and 

Two and a Half Weeks: Notes on Memory, Stasis, Change and a Rather New Baby

Two and a Half Weeks: Notes on Memory, Stasis, Change and a Rather New Baby

About 18 days ago, I had a baby. This one. Oscar was one week overcooked and propelled himself out of me in barely two hours, emerging with a full head of mod hair, complete with side burns and enough hair over the hypothetical collar to