It’s no secret that I’m a bit of a neat freak.
When I was a kid (an only child, of course), I used to forbid friends from sitting on my bed for fear of messing it up. I’ve been known to re-tie my shoelaces four or five times before a long run. I also usually burn [...]

For the first time in her short life, L had half a bottle of formula (Enfamil PREMIUM Lipil, for those of you scoring at home) tonight. Miraculously, she has slept without as much as a peep for four hours—something the little coconut-head has never done before.
As we increase her formula intake and wean her off [...]

Finally, Daddy has gotten in on the action.
After nearly four weeks of watching L receive all of her sustenance from Momma, I successfully coaxed the kid into taking a bottle of expressed breast milk earlier this week.
The feedings have now become ritual. And what a ritual they are.
On a visceral level, the experience is almost [...]