The seemingly eternal well of milk has dried up, so to speak. It has been more than a week since I last breastfed Kai, and he hasn’t looked back since. I do confess, however, that there was one evening where I thought “Wah! I want to nurse! Wah, I want a baby!”

I got over that quickly (blame it on yet ANOTHER hormonal shift), but it is very sad no longer hearing a request for “nya-nya,” Kai’s endearing term for milk.

But my baby is all grown up now, and has moved on to gorging out on peas, edamame, and raisins.

Our next mission: getting homeboy to let us brush the peas, edamame, and raisins off his teeth.*

* Update: So this whole pregnancy thing explains WHY my “well” ran dry and the wah-wah moments of me wanting a wee one!

Steer clear when your child throws a fit.

Or you will get hurt.

*Thanks Kai, for giving mommy her very first black eye!*

Yesterday, the fam took a trip down to LA to participate in the coolest baby-parent activity EVER: Baby Loves Disco. At a nightclub in Hollywood, we danced to a live DJ as bubbles floated down from the ceiling, snacked on a kid-friendly, organic spread of fruits, crackers, and pita bread w/ hummus, read a kids book together in the “chill-out” zone, and even walked away with free goodies!

All last week, we were sick. Horribly, miserably, disgustingly sick. It was a week of crying, blowing chunks, loss of appetites, and pill-popping (The Ibuprofen type. Hospital strength). Getting sick isn’t new to us. Shoot, we’ve been doing it all winter long. But having it last a whole week and seeing Kai run down and sad has been, well,…sad. I missed his funny, high-pitched, cackle-y giggles like crazy. Nothing Ryan and I did brought out more than a smile on his face. My daily goal of getting Kai to laugh at least once went unfulfilled. It was as if all the joy was sapped out of our little baby.

But alas, it’s a new week, and we’re on the road to recovery. I’m overjoyed to announce that the cackle is finally back. Though not quite in full force as in normal, healthy times, it’s still the best sound in the world.