Thirsty!

The babe is doing a lot of nursing and a lot of sleeping. Because of that, I'm drinking a lot of water, tea and milk as well. The babe is always hungry -- and I'm always thirsty.

I also have a big stack of books I'm going through, but I'm not going to do even perfunctory reviews until I've finished them.

Christmas responsibilities: Paul has been taking over a lot of my duties, particularly on the many days off he got in January, thanks to stock market holidays. He has spent a lot of time with the homeschool moms at our weekly park day.

He came to me yesterday, sheepish, saying that he was going to do more for Christmas next year. He got to listen to all the mothers complaining how their husbands do nothing and that getting ready for holidays is a lot of work. It was apparently eye-opening.

Resolution plans

I know the new year is a big time for resolutions and that some people have success with them. I never have.

When I succeed in making positive behavioral change, it happens without a big formal announcement. I didn't even tell Paul when I gave up sugar, wheat and flour on Oct. 21, 2007.

My plans for this year do include getting back to my pre-pregnancy weight -- which is unsurprising. Since I haven't weighed since giving birth, I don't know how far off I am -- probably somewhere between 10 and 20 pounds. I really shouldn't be worried about it for a couple more weeks.

But, at six weeks postpartum (next Friday), I'll weigh with Tiffany and go back on the plan for non-pregnant women. That's next Friday. I'll also get a pair of inexpensive jeans that fit, as all the ones I have now are too tight -- and I got rid of the ones that would've fit a long time ago.