tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:42:26 +0000http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/noreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)Blogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-1385463411149534274Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:18:00 +00002009-11-10T10:03:06.764-05:00dreamsnablopomofamilybanglast night i dreamed that i was in line at deweys pizza with my mom and my friend suzie. except deweys was like a walk-up window on the street in the middle of times square if times square was recreated all clean and fun inside disney world. and they kept messing up our order. i was trying to convince my mom to split a pine nut calzone with me but she wanted to eat half and save the other halfhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/I4cyDVUqqXw/dream-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/I4cyDVUqqXw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/dream-of-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-4155605078291482524Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-11-09T09:00:06.164-05:00helpthinkingparentingnablopomoi've heard people describe their experience at birth as suddenly understanding and feeling that they were a mother. i don't think that really happened for me. i knew it was my baby and i was excited to take care of him, but i didn't feel like a mom right away. it took some definite adjusting to the whole idea. but there's another element to motherhood that i never expected- when i take jude http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/j_GpZ74ITDg/motherhood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/j_GpZ74ITDg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/motherhood.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-173322459159033266Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:16:00 +00002009-11-08T13:16:00.390-05:00nablopomofozzy wockafamilybaby9 weeks old.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/9K8CY2x4SBw/heartbreaker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/9K8CY2x4SBw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/heartbreaker.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-904596849053321197Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:58:00 +00002009-11-07T13:00:39.499-05:00computershelpi'm trying to write back to some of you in the comments but blogger won't let me comment on anything! is anyone else having this problem? it's driving me crazy it says it accepts the comment and then nothing happens and the page reloads. just leave me a comment to let me know if you also can't comment on anything... oh wait, crap.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/DkIyNTA1Bh0/frustrating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/DkIyNTA1Bh0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/frustrating.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-4109654488714701081Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +00002009-11-07T11:00:04.086-05:00hilariousnablopomomusicfalllinkshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/D2iE6aGhevM/hehe-hehe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/D2iE6aGhevM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/hehe-hehe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-8104720608166259260Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:35:00 +00002009-11-06T12:37:23.045-05:00thinkingparentingnablopomobreastfeedingbabyfriday findsmaggie gyllenhaalwhat a happy photo, full of life.no blanket, no hooter-hider.every time i try to write out what i'm feeling about nursing it just doesn't come out right and i go back and delete it. i can't quite seem to get across what i want to say. oh well i'll try again later.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/IoDRhyH9w2U/my-heroine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/IoDRhyH9w2U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/my-heroine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-5498695691518932554Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:21:00 +00002009-11-05T11:21:00.358-05:00nablopomofamilyfalldogsbangthis past weekend marks the anniversary of us bringing bang home to join our family. oh dear, our wild and crazy lady. she's so incredibly... special. like when she walks face-first into walls. or me. or the door. or when she throws up poop into jon's shoe. she makes me crazy. but she's also completely adorable, which is probably the only reason she isn't dead. she lays in the sunshine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/AXcNLaJkwSo/miss-bangers-and-mash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/AXcNLaJkwSo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/miss-bangers-and-mash.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-4497438230478148671Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +00002009-11-04T10:00:01.868-05:00helpthinkingparentingnablopomofozzy wockafamilybabyjude is a happy baby about 90% of the time. it's that 10% of the time that i think we need to talk about today. this 10%:there are times when i've been with the baby all day and he's screaming and screaming and won't calm down. and he's clean and dry and fed and warm and WHAT THE HELL, BABY? and he's screaming and crying and i'm screaming and crying, and i'm rocking him to try to make him http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/ZLUvIHsN4yE/for-all-us-new-parents-out-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/ZLUvIHsN4yE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/for-all-us-new-parents-out-there.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-8414773852810047755Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:23:00 +00002009-11-03T12:30:53.005-05:00parentingnablopomofozzy wockafamilybabydun dun dun... the first day report is in:we can all breathe a much needed sigh of relief, or at least i can. when i went to pick jude up from his first day with his babysitter yesterday she said he had been fine, great even! drank from his bottles, napped, did non-screaming baby things. i mean i think he is an easy baby but i have no comparison, so to hear someone else say it felt great. so http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/F-RH_7P9oMs/howd-it-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/F-RH_7P9oMs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/howd-it-go.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-7542499500062786632Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:16:00 +00002009-11-02T15:57:53.614-05:00rantparentingnablopomoday onefozzy wockabreastfeedingworkingi'm a moronbabyso i'm nearing the end of my first day back at work and i have to tell you, this blows. i mean i still love my job, that's not the problem. but dropping your kid off for someone else to take care of all day for the first time? super crap.i've had that nagging feeling all day like you get when you had a late-night fight with your boyfriend and you left your battle unfinished and you constantly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/NxJpIbCPRSo/here-we-go-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/NxJpIbCPRSo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/here-we-go-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-9135893160950868863Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-11-01T09:00:04.491-05:00nablopomoday oneas you can see to the right, i've officially committed to doing NaBloPoMo this year. november is national blog posting month, where bloggers sign up to post every day for 30 days. i've signed up this year as a personal challenge to get in the habit of writing every day and as a celebration of one year of blogging here (hooray!). i'm not making any promises but i'm going to make a serious http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/v_BQtKR294w/nablopomo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/v_BQtKR294w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/11/nablopomo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-5213677551722649761Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:40:00 +00002009-10-30T08:40:00.365-04:00houseparentingfozzy wockafamilybreastfeedingdogsold timesbabyjontoday is the final day of my maternity leave. and i'm a lot sadder than i thought i would be. so for all of posterity, let's remember what we did all day during this crazy time. here's our daily routine:8:30- boy starts squeaking awake.8:50- boy is screaming. he is awake. MOM. can you HEAR ME? I'M AWAKE. i put him in the center of the bed. he stops screaming and starts laughing. damn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/KIEX1xoacKI/day-in-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/KIEX1xoacKI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/day-in-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-9061278731474871271Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +00002009-10-29T13:04:55.227-04:00hilariousparentingfozzy wockabreastfeedingbabyone of my biggest worries in sending jude to the babysitter is him taking a bottle. since week three we have made him take one bottle every day to practice so it wouldn't be a completely foreign concept. and this week we are doing two a day (he'll need about 4 while he's there). he is not a fan of the bottle. it is not his comforting breast-snack-buffet. giving him one usually gets one of twohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/j6NudHGxjBo/troubling-times.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/j6NudHGxjBo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/troubling-times.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-6830004472249889665Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:15:00 +00002009-10-28T18:17:25.305-04:00hilariousparentingfozzy wockababyKing Hipster a la miniature plaid pants.(his trendy hat is still too big)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/UAbtWs3DlY8/for-ky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/UAbtWs3DlY8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/for-ky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-3471749999089808554Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-10-28T09:00:27.451-04:00helpparentingfozzy wockafamilyjonjon and i are notoriously anti-hipster, which i wrote about extensively here. and though we live in hipster-central and have a lot of the unfortunate attributes of hipsters, we both like to think that it could never be true. several of our friends have suggested that by virtue of how much we HATE hipsters, we are, in fact, raising the King Hipster. and judging by his etsy toys, thermal old manhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/nac4XLdXHw8/uh-oh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/nac4XLdXHw8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/uh-oh.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-3004261456864986465Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-10-26T13:39:33.841-04:00fozzy wockafamilydogsbabybangwhen we brought jude home we were naturally psyched to introduce him to bang and nico. and their reactions were pretty much what i expected. old man nico smelled his hand, wagged his tail, and now firmly ignores him. he's busy sleeping and trying to keep his beloved toy towel away from bang. bang is another story. oh how she loves the little boy. i knew she would because she loves all the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/yFM8boz1oVI/and-never-twain-shall-meet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/yFM8boz1oVI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/and-never-twain-shall-meet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-2981385220407899935Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-11-04T08:59:52.862-05:00hilariousfoodsi'm a moronbabyjonas you are probably marginally aware by now, i have some social phobias about talking to people in public. i hate it. it's uncomfortable, awkward, and i am inevitably rude. i go to great lengths most of the time to avoid going anywhere by myself. and specifically because of this phobia it should come as no surprise that crazy people are drawn to me like moths to a flame.we go to the grocery http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/Afk7nKM2SNg/file-this-under-creepsters-i-try-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/Afk7nKM2SNg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/file-this-under-creepsters-i-try-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-3899370444994450003Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:52:00 +00002009-10-22T19:00:15.864-04:00hilariousfozzy wockafamilyold timesbabyjonat my baby shower my mom presented me with the most adorable gift- she had saved, and perfectly cleaned, my baby clothes. with no further ado, i give you: my/jude's jordache towel suit.hilarious! i love it!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/m8SUW5uZiXs/blast-from-past.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/m8SUW5uZiXs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/blast-from-past.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-1081702892706834081Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-10-28T18:33:50.572-04:00foodsparentingfamilybreastfeedingbabylinksjonlong before pregnancy or baby i was creeped out by breastfeeding. it seemed... gross. and seeing ladies out in public breastfeeding (without a cover) made me uncomfortable. oh how the tables have turned. after deciding on the whole natural childbirth approach i just figured breastfeeding might as well go along with that. i'd give it a try. plus, it's free! score! so if it worked out so http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/0oXWq9MSz3g/on-breastfeeding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/0oXWq9MSz3g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/on-breastfeeding.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-6093330591018784218Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:10:00 +00002009-10-20T13:23:14.197-04:00ranthelpthinkingparentingday onebabydear reader,it's not that i've been avoiding you, except maybe i have been a little. it's like we are distant pen-friends. but we're going to remedy this situation here and now.maternity leave has been much different than i expected. i thought oh, i will be so bored at home by myself, i'll have nothing to do! evidently this is something people who have never had a baby say, because dude, i'm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/WvBbkTiWQzA/correspondence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/WvBbkTiWQzA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/correspondence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-6285641457130628843Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:32:00 +00002009-10-13T12:34:08.890-04:00ranthilariousfozzy wockadogsbaby i love nico sleeping inches away in the background.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/oCBzUpwt4dY/i-was-going-to-write-post-but-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/oCBzUpwt4dY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/i-was-going-to-write-post-but-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-867550718520857082Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +00002009-10-13T12:34:44.137-04:00hilariousfozzy wockababy jude smiles 5 weeks, originally uploaded by Grumbles&Grunts.see how hard it is to get anything done around here?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/OwsvaPVxXso/i-was-going-to-write-post-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/OwsvaPVxXso" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/i-was-going-to-write-post-but.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-988721130933202149Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:24:00 +00002009-10-05T15:27:14.741-04:00hilariousfoodsfozzy wockathingsbabygreat for sleepy babies.great for chips.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/eFLpZnQ4wV0/parenting-product-review-boppy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/eFLpZnQ4wV0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/parenting-product-review-boppy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-4903895806505753248Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +00002009-10-02T13:07:43.825-04:00fozzy wockafamilydogsbabyjonbang Jude- Week Four, originally uploaded by Grumbles&Grunts.For some reason when I load these videos they look really dark on my screen and i don't know how to fix it- for a lighter version check out this here on Flickr.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/W1xFmGAPPXs/four-weeks-old_02.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/W1xFmGAPPXs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/10/four-weeks-old_02.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244435421970688654.post-8460103369590512033Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:06:00 +00002009-10-28T18:34:14.961-04:00pregnancyfozzy wockafamilybreastfeedingbabyjonso i just had a baby, what happens next? oh, i'll tell you all about it. or at least as much as i can remember i don't really sleep that often and there is a lot to say.i gave birth at 3:30 am. which was fine, except that means that by the time i got to our shared recovery room it was 5 am. and then the nurses came in to check on me, and then the breakfast lady came at 8am, etc etc. i felt..http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~3/VcLrXzU-I7U/postpartum-experience.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the grumbles)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrumblesGrunts/~4/VcLrXzU-I7U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2009/09/postpartum-experience.html