Yet another very uncomfortable difference is the teeth. Yes, you read correctly, teeth…she has two now. Even with one, when she bit down it CERTAINLY GOT MY ATTENTION. After yelping like a wounded dog or a grown man kicked in the balls, pick your favorite visual image, I use my “I am not happy with you” voice even though I am not quite certain she gets it yet.

I made her some mashed potatoes while she fed herself organic puffs and talked to me, “blah blah blah, da gah, blah.” It dawned on me that she has sort of said her first word, even though it is not clear to me she is trying to say anything in particular. Are you supposed to count the first word as the first time they try and say something they are clearly associating with something/someone, or just the first speech patterns they make? If it is the latter, that line is going to be a question mark in the baby book.

Belén’s six-month doctors visit was today. It turns out she has thrush and her head has grown too quickly.

Belén has decided that biting me is the appropriate way to let me know when she is done feeding. Also, we are getting ready to introduce solids and in preparation purchased a baby food processor from Williams & Sonoma.

At nearly six months of age, the baby has regressed to habits of her first week on earth.

Busy, busy busy…the plight of the working MOM

This full-time working mom gig is tough. I can honestly say that I cannot remember feeling so spent except for the days when I did crazy-long workouts when training for ridiculously long races while I was also completing my MBA. These days, I am lucky to get three workouts a week in so my fatigue is from spreading my focus between baby, husband, breastfeeding/pumping, work, housework, learning about new things that could potentially replace my full-time gig someday and I guess that is it.

Well, I made it. I survived my first week back to work after having Belén. It was, at times, quite painful and slow and emotional, but I did it. Each day was less emotional and dramatic than the last, so let me start with Monday.

After the breakdown and sheer exhaustion of Tuesday, it was very timely that I had set up a port tasting night with Erin (my sister in-law) and a couple of her friends on Wednesday night.

Using a hands free band for pumping, traveling to Sun Valley for the Backcountry Run and much much more!