A Mindful Life

Claire saw the doctor today. (I appreciate that doctor. She worked us in, and still took her time with us. I never feel pressured by her or as if her hand is on the door knob during the visit.) She asked if anything had changed in the last week. I told her about our aborted [...]

I should be in bed by now. Husband will become peeved soon that I’m not.
An advice nurse advised:

soak her bottom in warm water with 2 Tbsp. of baking soda several times a day.
Use lotrimin anti-fungal cream (or similar brand) on her bottom, because bright red rash indicates possible yeast infection.
Let her be diaper-free as much [...]

Update: New photos of Claire on Flickr!
One year ago today I learned I was pregnant. For those who haven’t been reading my blog long (or who might have forgotten), here’s the back story. After two miscarriages in 2005, we tried in 2006. I became nervous about the lack of progress, and Husband and I decided [...]

We think the formula change from hypo-allergenic to normal isn’t working. She’s been increasingly fussy the past few days. It could also be that she’s not getting enough day sleep, and Grandma is here, and the world is full of lights, and she’s just growing. But we’re switching back, for the sake of her comfort [...]

Alchemy
If light could be converted into gold…

Snapshot Into The Light

He may be mad, but there’s method in his madness. There nearly always is method in madness. It’s what drives men mad, being methodical.
–GK Chesterton
Do you agree or disagree? Discuss. Be sure to show your work.
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet [...]

As I passed by a large concrete planter in downtown Santa Clara I happened to notice this. Risperdal is the brand name for Risperidone, a medication used to treat schizophrenia and for short-term use with bipolar disorder. I was well-acquainted with this drug for several years when I worked at a non-profit mental health center [...]

Claire is eight weeks old today. Amazing.
With the exception of an hour-and-a-half on Tuesday evening, there has been little crying around here. Well, let me clarify. Claire cries, but not inconsolably. Whatever we’ve done — the hypoallergenic formula or the Zantac — seems to be working; nature is helping too, in that Claire’s digestive system [...]

So we went to the doctor today, and she agreed that the colic symptoms could also be infant reflux. She prescribed Zantac (generic form) and said if it is reflux, it may take 7-10 days to see results. We administered the first dose tonight (twice a day, we squirt .8 milliliters of grape-flavored medicine in [...]