Video Christmas Card: What happens when the Otts are Home Alone?
Merry Christmas to all! Remember, it's for the kids! Home Alone Christmas Card from Meet The Otts on Vimeo.
This Is What Stubborn Looks Like
I went to my mom and dad's today for a pool day, and to work during his naps. All was going well. We had a great time swimming—perhaps too much fun, since when it came time for his nap, he was not happy. He cried, which isn't unusual. He occassionally cries for a few minutes before a nap, especially when he isn't at home. I was in the room next door, so I could hear him crying. Then his cries…
Magical tricks to make a fussy baby stop crying
At Thanksgiving, Wally's Aunt Kim asked the $64,000 question, "So, is he a good baby?" Quickly, a little too quickly, I answered, "Nope." So sad, but so true. Don't get me wrong, I love the little bugger. But he's just a little lump of a thing, and I had always pictured holding the lump, watching him sleep, enjoying him being so darn cute 24/7. The occassional cute little cry to tell us he was…
My new concept of time
Last weekend Wally III asked, since it had been 2.5 weeks, how was mommyhood matching or blowing away my expectations. It had all been such a whirlwind to that point that I hadn't actually given it much thought. The good news is, nursing gives me a lot of extended thinking time. When I'm up with Wally V 2 times a night after the 10:30 feeding, usually for 40 minutes at around 2 and again at 5, I…