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Momnesia Moment

 

Here's a recurring momnesia moment I've been experiencing. The battery in my watch is dead, so the time is stuck at 12:40. I haven't wanted to take my watch off, however, because I'm afraid I'll misplace it. In fact, I know I will misplace it.

It doesn't really matter on a weekday because I'm at my computer most of the day, so I can see the time on my computer screen. But this past weekend I was not at my computer at all, so I kept looking at my watch. And, sadly, I kept thinking it was 12:40.

The first time was Saturday morning. It was actually in the 10:00 hour, but I looked at my watch and thought, "Oh no! How did it get to be 12:40 already!" I was panicked... until I remembered my watch wasn't working.

Later that day (around 2:30 I later discovered) I looked at my watch again. I thought, "Oooh! I can't believe it's only 12:40!" I felt like I had all the time in the world. Until an hour later when I realized my mistake.

On Sunday I looked at my watch THREE different times and thought it was 12:40. You would think that after the first time on Saturday - maybe the second time - I would remember that MY WATCH WASN'T WORKING.

But no. Sadly, no.

So I really, really need to get it fixed.

But right now I have more pressing matters. I need some food. Hmm.. oh look at that! It's 12:40. Time for lunch.

Finding the right expression

Check out the page below from our first book, "If These Boobs Could Talk." I know, I know, you can barely read the writing, but the more important part is the drawing:

 

Believe it or not, it took me a while to get the expression right on that flying super-hero-breast. I was going for a subtle mix of pride, self assurance and dedication. I mean, that IS the expression a super-hero-breast would have, right?

Some of my initial attempts at the expression were off the mark. In this one, it looks more like the boob is thinking, "Oh great, it's 5:00 p.m. and I don't know what I'm making for dinner."

 

In this one, the breast looks all determined and enthusiastic... and a little crazy, actually. Maybe she's about to compete in a triathlon?

 

And since we're on the topic of breasts and their expressions, I did a few drawings today just for fun. Here is a gal who is totally engorged... waiting for baby to freaking latch on already!

 

Or maybe she's panicking because her nose fell off. (Ooops.)

Here's the boob after the baby finally latched on and had a good feeding. Ahhh....

 

Finally - here is our fearless friend after all the breastfeeding is done. She thought she would return to her former glory. But surprise! Those days are long gone, honey.

 

How to Prepare for Baby

Do you have any friends who are about to have Baby #1? Here is some handy advice you can share with them. (This is taken from a greeting card I created - and the last panel is the inside of the card.)

 

Three Funny Things

  

I'm always on the lookout for funny things to read. Not counting my books (which of course I would recommend), here are three of my top picks for moms (and dads) (and just humans in general). Enjoy!

• Let's Panic About Babies! A new website that is so funny. So darn funny: http://www.lets-panic.com/

• The Perfect Baby Handbookby Dale Hrabi. Open to any page and you will be cracking up. The book also has a great website here: http://www.perfectbabyhandbook.com/ 

• The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Parenting by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, and Sarah Jordan. An oldie but a goodie. The mock-serious illustrations are my favorite. Check it out here.

Do you have any parenting-related books or websites that you think are funny? Chime in!

Smart, Not Smart

In our book (pages 16 - 17 for those following along at home), we ask, "How smart do you feel today?" Then we offer a scale and propose that you plot yourself on it.

Depending on how much sleep you got last night, maybe you feel pretty good this morning. Maybe you even feel smarter than a:

Or maybe you're running on only 90 minutes of sleep (for the whole night). In which case you may feel like you are about as smart and driven as:

When we were trying to come up with these "measurement items" for the scale, one of the first ideas I had for the LOW end was a june bug.

I don't know if you encounter these bugs where you live, but they are truly shocking in their un-intelligence. They fly right at your head, they bonk into walls. They careen around wildly through the air. I'm petrified that one (or more - ack!) will get stuck in my hair.

For the high end of the scale, we were considering many options. Thomas Edison? Marie Curie? Mahatma Gandhi? But then we realized, no. There was someone wiser and more influential than all these people combined. Yes, that's right:

 

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go enjoy the fruits of this discovery. So I can feel as smart as a robot vacuum today.

Momnesia Moments

Moms chime in...

"I nearly always have at least one of my three kids with me when I'm driving, so I regularly take the carpool lane. The other day, I was driving and talking on my Bluetooth to my friend (who, like me, is a busy mom with young kids). It was a rare moment when I was alone in the car. Suddenly it hit me: I was in the carpool lane! I said to my friend, 'Oh no! I'm in the carpool lane, and I just realized I'm alone in the car!' What made it even more classic is that she replied, 'Oh my gosh - me too!'"

Diaper change - whew!

I don’t know about you, but I *totally* count diaper changing as an exercise.

When you first have a baby, you change the diaper carefully and precisely. Your little one is lying on a changing pad or a diaper-changing table. You have all your supplies at hand. No ruckus, no trouble.  

Later, it all changes.