Making a registry for a second baby is honestly so much more fun because it’s mostly non-essentials.
(I made a wishlist because people asked and also it’s been four years since my last baby and several things needed to be replaced after being used to death)
I’ve decided that the problem with asking for parenting advice is, by the time you’re asking, it’s because all the intuitive things aren’t working, but you’ll get a hundred people telling you to just do the intuitive thing that has already failed to work for you.
one thing they don’t tell you about having a tiny daughter - two, three years old - is that despite being innocent, pure, beautiful, all that, they clearly belong to the class of being that we call gremlin
While I’m out of town, the dr calls & leaves a voicemail saying they need to discuss my latest lab results. Usually they just post on my portal. We play phone tag over the next 5 DAYS.
We finally connect: “We didn’t want to post the results and have you worry.”
You might feel lazy and like you’re not doing anything while you’re pregnant but look at micropreemies in the NICU and how many wires and machines they’re hooked up to and know that your body is doing literally all of that; no wonder you’re tired — eat a snack, drink some water, and take a nap.
I’m an eldest daughter which means I’m automatically irritated by your incompetence because I was never given room or grace to be imcompetent. I won’t be elaborating. The daughters who know get it.
Just a friendly reminder that libraries are free.
Not “free trial” free.
Not “free with ads” free.
Not “free if you give us all of your data” free.
But free free.