The poor babe got her first cold, days shy of turning three weeks old, and she’s miserable.  Or, I suppose, it’s me who’s miserable, looking at and listening to her.  To be honest, she doesn’t seem much fazed by it, not yet having the life experience to make judgments such as “sick equals bad.”  Other [...]

I ordered a couple of new nursing bras, a pair of earrings, and a few CDs on eBay last week (honestly, there is nothing you can’t buy there — I hardly shop anywhere else these days), and the goods have started rolling in. Today’s haul was one of the bras and the new Pat [...]

The kids usually get really cranky and annoying around bedtime, and last night was no exception. As we were all heading upstairs, Lydia and Tage were arguing about something and she pushed him, saying, “What’s your problem?”
“No,” I snapped, fed up. “What’s your problem?”
Not wanting to be shorted, Petra chimed in then. [...]

It should go without saying that I’m not getting much time to myself these days. Because I have a wonderfully kind and loving husband, I do occasionally get to have a little lie-down on my own, but mostly I’m forced to sneak my “me time” in small doses. In the bathroom. With [...]

Finally, all of the kids are asleep and quiet reigns in the house. We’ve all been cooped up together for way too long, and everyone’s got a bit of cabin fever, I think. Petra and Tage, particularly, have been out of control, and they’ve really been on my last nerve these past few [...]

We’ve just filled out and sent away the official “application” for the baby’s name, which reminded me that I’ve been meaning to address all the questions we’ve been getting regarding our choice. As I’ve probably mentioned before, Olof and I don’t always have the easiest time coming to agreement where baby names are [...]

Post-partum flare-ups are pretty common for women with multiple sclerosis, and it seems that I’m going into one now. So far it’s pretty mild, with numbness in my left leg and pelvic area, and only a very minimal loss of function. If I remember correctly, that’s about all the worse it got after [...]