The vet wants to amputate Juno's tail.Waaaaaaaaa.Her exploded cyst is not getting better. We were sent home with anti-biotics, and trimmed fur around the area on her tail. He reassures me it will bother US more than it does her, and it will prevent it from getting worse. I had been putting some topical antiobiotic … Continue reading Amputate!

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } the Staph infection!, originally uploaded by shellipsm. This is the result of nail clipping gone horribly wrong! My poor little girl now has a Staph infection in her finger! I am terrified, to say … Continue reading the Staph infection!

When we first started our adoption journey, after one and half years of TTC (trying to concieve) with the full gammut of medical support, we had NO idea how our path would unfold.We thought it would take 3 years for a birth mother to pick us, a Bi-racial, Jewish, lesbian couple. That's a LOT of … Continue reading The power of 30

Duke of EarlDuke, duke, duke,Dookey girl, girl girlDookey girl, girl, girlDookey girl, girl, girl(repeat)As you walk through this worldNothing can stop you now you’re the Dookey GirlYou, you are my girlI love you, oh noDuke, duke, duke,Dookey girl, girl girlDookey girl, girl, girlDookey girl, girl, girlOh yes and IOh I love you, oh ohSo come … Continue reading You knew it was bound to happen…

Wow - who needs weight watchers when there's a new baby in your house!Narda and I have both lost about 5 or 6 pounds each since Malka came home. We were really bad and had fried chicken as a treat yesterday for lunch, and it just wasn't that great.Lately, I'm preferring stuff I can grab … Continue reading The baby diet…

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Poppe #3, originally uploaded by *Mirre*. blessings and gifts from all around the world for Malka.Thank you, Mirre!(I simply had commented how lovely a different one was, and she went and made one for … Continue reading just one of many…

In the middle ages, when infant mortality rates were high, and people did not know from vaccinations and proper hygine, they thought that the evil eye would take babies. It was then somehow decided that if the evil eye did not know the NAME of a baby, it could not find it. From this information, … Continue reading Why 8 days?

She's 15 pounds, and 24 inches long.OOF.She's adjusting nicely to us, and us to her. We're still wickedly tired, and I PROMISE to post more, including her name tomorrow.And pictures after the 3rd.From About dot com:At 2 months:your child is 15 pounds, and that isat greater than the 97th percentile for weight.your child is 24 … Continue reading 15-24

So yeah, still anxious - but it's getting better.She slept from 9pm to 6am. STRAIGHT THROUGH.We brought her into the doctor yesterday, to be told she's not sick (YEA!) (and, um, she now weighs 14.3 pounds!) But that she is a "reflux baby." The solution you may ask? ONLY 4 ounces per feeding (we were … Continue reading Oh carseat, how do I love thee, let me count the ways!

But I'm going to write about baby poop and congestion and the fact that our daughter is a GENIUS. a GENIUS, people.:)I'm kvelling here - but I'm also wickidly anxious and mildly sleep-deprived. I feel better this am, as Narda let me sleep on the couch for a few hours, and Cougar peed and pooped, … Continue reading I can’t believe I’m about to do this..