oh hello, new teeth

You know those days when you're so tired you wish you could pour the coffee directly into your eyes?

Yeah.

Does a Baby Who Never Sleeps Qualify as an Impossible Case?

Jen over at Conversion Diary created a saint name generator -- give it a whirl and get a patron saint for 2011. Mine is St. Rita.....hmmmmm......

S.O.S.

Any advice for a mom whose four month doesn't nap? Like, ever? And who hasn't had a chance to clean her bathrooms in a month? And who lives near someone whose car alarm has been going off for 2 HOURS? And who is so frustrated with her baby she wants to let him just cry and cry instead of picking him up, and then she feels like the worst mother in the world because for Heaven's sake he probably just wants you to love him instead of being the selfish mom you are so you pick him up but you resent him for it? Because you are just more tired than you ever thought any one could ever be. And why is he crying again? And for how long is he going to want to nurse every hour? And will someone shut that damn alarm off? And why is this so hard??

Where's Catholic Catherine?

I know this is technically (or purportedly, anyway) a Catholic blog, and lately I've been focusing on poo and how fast my baby is growing (did I mention that he is already in size 3 diapers?), when I do write at all. And when I do post something, the sentences are mostly run-ons that require a decoder ring to muddle through (see: previous sentence. and this one too, kind of.) Anyway, I am hoping to get back to more Catholic-minded thoughts. I always have lofty post ideas and then a million things come up and suddenly days go by and the topic is no longer relevant or I've completely forgotten it. So, you know, just in case you come here looking for Catholic stuff...it's coming.

Sweet Baby J

Baby D's cousin is finally here! We are all super excited to meet Baby J tonight. Please say a little prayer for this brand new baby and his brand new parents!

Not that many people actually read this blog, but to those of you who check in occasionally, sorry I have been MIA! Apparently raising a child actually takes a lot of work. Who knew? Even though he has been sleeping better, and is currently napping in his swing, I have no brain power to write anything of value. (Note how I can't even produce a title for this entry.) So here's an interesting tidbit about where your money is going, written by someone else.