random notes from parentland

I think someone should make an icon: "Attachment parenting means never peeing alone."

Break out the soy milk: I challenged the whole "lactose in my breast milk is making the kid spit up" concept, and I can say that yes, we are 100% more spitty with milk. Arrrgh. I figured this out, then immediately got rebellious and dragged my infant--while screaming--down to the convenience store to get a Choco Taco. I'll be better tomorrow, I promise.

And while we're on that topic, consider with me for a moment just how odd it is that mammals make milk. Why? What mammallian forerunner started secreting fluid for their offspring to drink, and how did it first happen to be nutritious? I have begun feeling these random flashes of one-ness with cows and mama cats, and I'm just wondering how it was we all got made alike, and with whom or what I should address my breastfeeding issues.

I've also figured out why we can't afford to have me stay home full-time. In the last few days, I've spent quite a chunk on amazon.com on things we need/want for Bonzo that I feel too lazy or overwhelmed to go purchase at the store. I'm not even entirely clear on what all of it was. Doing this once or twice is not a bad thing. However, they have now memorized my credit card number, and it's now shockingly easy to hop online and go, "click! click!" before the baby wakes up. I don't even need to haul out the wallet. Add on one more small item to achieve the Super Saver Shipping status. Then decide you need items more quickly than that. Fail to delete your impulse purchase. See? It's a devious system. If I were really smart, I would go over there and make them forget my credit card information. But it's so convenient of them to remember it... I can't remember whether the wallet is in the diaper bag, or the work bag, or some third random place.

Will I ever update my blogroll? Probably not. So use this post and go click on American Family--quick! Before this post slides down your friends page and away!--because she has really resonated with my brain lately. There's even an LJ/RSS type feed at americanfamily. Look for the kids' drawings. You'll like it.

cruel and unusual

I turned on the television today to find a Cubs game in the bottom of the second inning. Terrific! We are one game back and I'd really like to see us make up ground today... except the Phillies get a three-run homer, just like yesterday, and our fielding just isn't quite on, and Lilly is scuffing his feet on the mound like he's just not that into it... Wait. Lilly played yesterday. There will be no happy ending here.

This is an "encore" game.

Why does this channel insist on playing re-runs of our losses? Who wants to watch that, really? If you need a baseball fix, wouldn't you just wait for today's game? Cable has too much airtime at its disposal.

On the upside, I just saved two hours.