The Department of Vital Records Strikes Again

When we first received Samara's birth certificate there was error on it. So, like any neurotic Jewish mother would do, I trekked down to the hospital with the two kids to get the error fixed. The error, in case you were interested, was that the time of birth was listed as 10:07 am, when Samara [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:50:00-04:00April 19th, 2011|Anecdotes, Birth Certificate|Comments Off on The Department of Vital Records Strikes Again

Surgery, Therapy Dogs, Improv Theater and a Baby in a Laundry Basket

Ari had surgery this morning. The doctors came and got him from his hospital room at 9am to transport him to the O.R. They let me come with him down to the Operating Room, but first they suited me up: When we were traveling down to the Operating room, I felt like I was the [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:50:06-04:00April 17th, 2011|Anecdotes, Hospital, Sick, Surgery|Comments Off on Surgery, Therapy Dogs, Improv Theater and a Baby in a Laundry Basket

Admitted to The Hospital

I don't know what day it is. I barely know what time it is. Everything is running together. People's faces are blurred. I can't tell one doctor from another. They all look the same. We're in the hospital. Ari is in the hospital. I write those words and I don't believe them. It's surreal. At [...]

By |2014-04-06T13:13:29-04:00April 16th, 2011|Anecdotes, Hospital, Sick|2 Comments

The Giant Frog, By Ari

Here is a story that Ari told me at breakfast today:ARI: Once upon a time there was a boy named "Mommy."Mommy met a giant frog.The frog say "Hello."Mommy say "Hello."Mommy was scared.1-2-3-4-5.5-4-3-2-1.I all done with peanut butter toast.I love that I am a boy.

By |2014-04-06T01:55:43-04:00March 26th, 2011|Anecdotes, Humor, Stories|Comments Off on The Giant Frog, By Ari

Pilgrimage to Fix a Birth Certificate

This morning I called 311 to inquire further about how to fix the error on Samara's birth certificate . As it turns out, I don't have to go to the dreaded Department of Vital Records. The correction form can be submitted directly to the hospital where Samara was born. So off we went, incorrect birth [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:56:03-04:00March 10th, 2011|Anecdotes, Birth Certificate|Comments Off on Pilgrimage to Fix a Birth Certificate

Unintentional Natural Childbirth

On Saturday morning, I knew I'd had enough. I'd been having contractions all week long that led to nowhere. I'd been in constant pain, and sometimes for 6-8 hours at a time. So I called my midwife. I told her I couldn't take it anymore. She said she totally understood, and that she fully supported [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:56:53-04:00January 24th, 2011|Anecdotes, Labor|1 Comment

The Rudest Bus Driver I’ve Ever Encountered

This morning Ari and I took the subway to Josina's house to feed her cats while she and her family are away camping. We arrived at the subway. Ari was in the stroller, it was excruciatingly hot underground and all three of the elevators we took to get to our destination smelled like some sort [...]

By |2014-04-06T02:01:08-04:00August 20th, 2010|Anecdotes|Comments Off on The Rudest Bus Driver I’ve Ever Encountered
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