Blogs about: Fourth Trimester
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Burying The Placenta
Yesterday was Placenta Day. For us, that is, not nationally. This was the name we gave to the last day of the fourth trimester—the first three months of life during which infants develop from little b… more →
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Burying The Placenta
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briangresko wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday was Placenta Day. For us, that is, not nationally. This was the name we gave to the last d … more →
Tripping With Baby
briangresko wrote 3 months ago: Back from a long weekend road trip—a night at my parents, a night with each of our brothers, then ba … more →
Caught in the Act
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briangresko wrote 3 months ago: Boy, is sex different post-baby! When we manage to slip it in, that is. Baby has left us with little … more →
And On The Seventh Day…
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briangresko wrote 3 months ago: Felix’s digestion made a quantum leap about three weeks ago. Whereas he used to leave a smear of yel … more →
On Time and Feelings and Cartoons
briangresko wrote 3 months ago: What is it with me and Pixar movies? I watched Finding Nemo on Saturday night with Felix in my lap f … more →
With Great Power Comes Great Irritability
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briangresko wrote 3 months ago: The paternal instinct hides like a mutant power inside each potential father. Once unleashed, it is … more →
Rise and Shine
briangresko wrote 4 months ago: Every morning around a quarter to seven, S nurses Felix in bed. Afterward, he lies between us grunti … more →
A Shot of Zen
briangresko wrote 4 months ago: Yesterday, Felix received his first round of immunizations. The doctor’s great–very laidback w … more →
Post 101
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briangresko wrote 4 months ago: We spent the past few days visiting my parents, during which I had planned to ask more about my biol … more →
The Tao of Parenting
briangresko wrote 4 months ago: My previous post led me to reread Billy Collins’ poem First Reader, where I found new resonance in t … more →
Finally Remembering
briangresko wrote 4 months ago: Next week Felix turns two months. A guy once told me it wasn’t until then that he really started enj … more →
Letting Go
briangresko wrote 4 months ago: The most helpful piece of writing advice I received in my grad school program was “Lower your expect … more →
Thoughts on Friendship
briangresko wrote 4 months ago: It was a very social weekend, and I’m exhausted today. Tired less from the events themselves and mor … more →
The First Ever Daddy and Son Night
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briangresko wrote 4 months ago: Yesterday the whole family, cat included, tucked in for an early afternoon nap. It was blissful and … more →
Postpartum Visit
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briangresko wrote 4 months ago: We saw the midwives for the last time today. Well, I did anyway. S was happy to find that she can no … more →
The Frustration and the Wonder
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briangresko wrote 4 months ago: I’m pretty damn sure that Felix sometimes cries not just because he wants something but also because … more →
One of Those Days
briangresko wrote 4 months ago: The kitchen’s a clutter of breakfast and lunch dishes, and jars of ground clove, sugar, and nu … more →
Real Development
briangresko wrote 4 months ago: Exhausted after a social afternoon with no nap, Felix conked out early last night, waking up at five … more →
Aha!
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briangresko wrote 4 months ago: I couldn’t even reread yesterday’s post—remind me never to blog while grumpy. So we figured out the … more →
