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Monthly Archives July 2008

Broken Heart, Starving Brain

Tomorrow I return to work after about fifteen weeks of maternity leave. I am broken hearted at the thought of leaving Stella at daycare. Even though I know she’ll be in good hands, I still worry: will she remember that I’m her mommy? Will I get enough time with her? (NO!) Can I [...]

Posted 27 July 2008 † Bethany § Baby § work ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: ,

The Other Eighth Wonder of the World

My brother Brandon and his girlfriend Amanda are spending the summer in Peru, where they are living in a hut atop a mountain and saving the lives of hundreds of Peruvian llama farmers (or something equally noble and selfless. I’m not even sure if they have running water or heat or STARBUCKS.) The other day, [...]

Posted 26 July 2008 † Bethany § Photography § Restaurants § Travel ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , ,

Stella Is A Punk Rocker

Look at how punk rock my baby is:

Posted 22 July 2008 † Bethany § Baby ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , , , ,

The Time When I Fell Down The Stairs

I fell down the stairs yesterday.  My foot just slipped out from under me on the first step, like falling on black ice on a sidewalk in the winter. I landed right on my ass, and then bumped HARD down the next two stairs. I felt a searing pain in my tail bone and midway [...]

Posted 21 July 2008 † Bethany § Baby ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

I think that Stella LOOKS LIKE A GIRL. She’s not one of those androgynous babies that could go either way. And practically every day I dress her in girly outfits. She looks like a cute blob of pink. Oozing girlishness. She has a pink pacifier. She wears pink socks. She has her name, STELLA, pimped [...]

Posted 03 July 2008 † Bethany § Baby § Posts ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Avoiding The Paparazzi When You Have The World’s Cutest Baby

We’ve managed to avoid the kidnappers thus far. But, we’ve found that there’s another downside to having the world’s cutest baby–the Paparazzi. The cameras. The fans. They follow us everywhere.
On Monday, Stella and I ate lunch at the Dominion Deli at Arlington Boulevard and Gallows Road with seven fabulous mommy and baby friends (which is [...]

Posted 02 July 2008 † Bethany § Baby § Posts ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , ,