April 2010
6 posts
Night 3 of 5: Good news!
Mike’s mom spent last night with us, so I had some help the last couple days. Last night went pretty well, except I made a sleepyhead error which resulted in me getting less sleep than I would have had I been thinking more clearly. When V woke up at 1:30 am after going to sleep at 9:30, I thought it had only been 3 hours and let S sleep, thinking she might sleep 2 or even 3 more hours. But...
Night 1 of 5: Are the babies Cylon agents?
This afternoon Mike flew to Hawaii for a business trip. He won’t be back for 5 days! That leaves me and the babies to fend for ourselves. So far it hasn’t been too bad. The girls are still easy babies but I’m a little worried that the eat/change/play/sleep cycle will begin to wear on me.
I finally started watching Battlestar Gallactica recently (I know!), and the episode I...
Don't call me mommy
A elderly female neighbor of ours has been quite interested in our new babies. She has an adopted grandson that we see occasionally; he’s of a different race than her so she’s pretty experienced with adoption issues and somewhat familiar with nontraditional families. She gave us (the babies) some beautiful and expensive clothes and also dropped off some flowers since we’ve had...
Screw Mike Huckabee →
Dan Savage rakes Mike Huckabee over the coals for supporting a law in Arkansas prohibiting gay couples from adopting or becoming foster parents. What is really offensive is the way some conservatives stand on the principle that gay parents are necessarily substandard, while totally ignoring the reality that their principle would force kids into an alternative that almost everyone would see as...
Where are the mommies?
Yesterday Mike and I went to dinner with our friends, another gay couple and their 2 adopted kids. We went to a restaurant right on the pier, with a fantastic ocean view. There were some dolphins visible, so I was staring out the window, across the another table with a family of 4 at it. After an awkward moment when I noticed it was strange I was staring “at” them, I explained that...
Visit with the grandparents
My mom and dad live in Wisconsin, so unlike Mike’s parents, they weren’t able to come see the girls right away. But last weekend they flew out and spent the weekend with us.
We really had a great time with them. Usually when my parents visit, we do lots of stuff with them: going to concerts, museums, out to dinner, etc. But this visit was a lot more sedate; we mostly stayed at...
