Life of a Catholic Librarian

TGIF everyone, and welcome to this week's perkier edition of: Today I talk about my nostalgia over loose teeth, how the Fall 2016 M...

Well, I'm alive. I think that after the weekend I just had, that's the good news. Let's get started... Saturday was good. All ...

Well, my weekend was interesting, never a dull moment in my household. Saturday morning dawned with Anne clearly feeling under the we...

I found out long ago, when Henry was a baby, that teething is absolutely endless. It seems to start when the baby is approximately one month...

Anne's new molar continues to grow, but meanwhile I swear there's another one right behind it. She's drooling like crazy and inc...

Last night, I awoke at about 4 am. Hark! What is that noise? *baby cries* I tried to go right back to sleep, since Anne sleeps through t...

...by a thread, but I'll take it. Last night was less bad. That's one of my most commonly used phrases these days, "less bad....

WHY GOD, WHY?! Oh man. Anne has 6 teeth, and has once again been drooling like crazy for A FREAKING ETERNITY, and yet, she still has just 6 ...

ANNE CUT ANOTHER TOOTH. This makes 6, and yet SHE'S STILL TEETHING. Actively. She tried to suck on the rocking chair last night when I w...

...but it's hard for me to tell, since I can hardly see straight I'm so tired. Last night was another Hall of Famer "We'll ...

Sorry for the dearth of posts lately. I had every intention of posting yesterday, but well. Let's see... I arrived at work in a sleep-de...

I was hoping for a more substantive post today, but there you have it. I know everybody will feel sorry for me regarding teething issues, so...

ANNE HAS CUT HER SECOND TOP TOOTH. *angels sing* If this isn't a good birthday present, I don't know what is. That, and the dinner a...

(1) Anne crawls up to me, whining. (2) I nurse Anne. (3) I put Anne down. (4) Anne bursts into tears and clings to my pant leg. (repeat this...

(1) At 6:30 am, when we all need to get up, she will inevitably be sleeping. (2) I will be cranky. (3) Anne will be in a great mood. (4) We...

Experience has taught me that in baby land, one night has nothing to do with another. You can have a miserable couple of weeks, and then BAM...

I think Anne is showing signs of early teething. Why is it that my kids do these unpleasant things so ridiculously early? Henry had a tooth ...