A similar pattern exists on the other leg and on her arms and even a slight bit on her ear. The doctor immediately took a look and also pointed out that B’s feet and hands were swollen. THE URGE TO SOAR WITH THE EAGLE IS SO OVERPOWERING.

Having watched Goonies and visited the baby’s doctor both in the same week helped me to draw a correlation between the two.

Every time I go to the doctor for the baby, I feel the need to tell the doctor every possible unrelated incident that may contribute to the case at hand.

Within two hours, he was loudly praying to the porcelain God upstairs. I finished up my dinner, continued to take care of Belén and dropped off some water and Gatorade to the bathroom. By the time Belén went to bed at 7, I started to feel a little nauseous myself but I was hoping it was just the mental image of puking after hearing Andy go at it for so long.

A photo of Belén standing on my shoulders.

The wonderful food and wine from date night, coupled with the baby singing over the baby monitor woke me up early in the morning making my run with my friend Michelle difficult.

Discussing different parenting styles with our friends Scott and Laura.

No matter how much you prepare for it, parenting will blow your mind.

Yesterday was fun! We crewed on our friend Brett’s boat for a regatta on Cascade Lake. It was the first time Andy and I have done something together that didn’t revolve around the baby (besides one date night) since Belén was born. Plus, it gave us a sailing fix which we have both been jonesing for. It had been over a year since I sailed and Andy hadn’t been out since last fall.

I had a moment tonight. I was cooking dinner with the sound of a crying baby coming from the baby monitor. For those of you who know me, you know this is a vast departure from my life thus far. I paused for awhile and smiled at this realization. Granted, the only reason I was cooking was because Andy was mowing the lawn before it rained and my mom had to leave early today (she has been coming every day this week to help me out around the house and with the baby) and the meal I was cooking was mostly prepared by a service that measures out the ingredients and provides instructions on the ziplock bags they come in, but still it was a domestic moment.

I felt kind of guilty getting to celebrate Mother’s Day when I have only been a mom for 12 days, but then Andy reminded me that I have been carrying Belén around with me since August. Andy got me some wine and a heart necklace and earring that haven’t arrived yet, but I am excited to see. I guess there is a small heart with a “B” on it attached to a big one.