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Peter Rabbit Preschool
Jan. 27, 2008
A few reading suggestions....
I never would imagined that in the first weeks after our son was born, I would actually have time to read (and finish!) a book......but I have! Not only that, I've started a second book and visited the library to pick up some more......As it turns out, because Owyn is such a S L O W nurser, I have a lot of "time" on my hands. At least, during those late night nursing sessions and when daddy is home to spend time with the other children.
Last week I finished "The Kite Runner" (Khalid Hosseini) which one reviewer describes as "the frame of the story is the rhythm of life. This novel, set in Afghanistan in the 1970s and later in America, is a work of universal interest because of the literary genius of the author." (The Buffalo News). Between the very cold weather and a newborn in the house, I am more tied than usual to being at home. However, that doesn't mean I can't make world travels with a book in hand!
This week I'm almost half way through "Memoirs of a Geisha" (Arthur Golden). A reviewer writes "I still can't quite believe that an American male can so seamlessly enter the soul of a Japanese woman, and catch her world, its textures, its hopes and its sinuous patter with such perfection." (Pico Tyer). I can't put the book down and look forward to the next nursing session that I know will go uninterrupted.
I come from an extended family of avid readers. This Christmas everyone contributed to a master list of suggested reading.......Here's what looks like some good bets for a good read:
- A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
- Stanley Park - Timothy Taylor
- Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ishmael Beah Official
- Left to Tell: Discovering God Admist the Rwandan Holocaust - Immaculee Ilbibgagzia
- Midnight at the Dragon Cafe - Judy Fong Bates
- I Know This Much is True -Wally Lamb
Now, here's a reality check though....I've had in-home help for the past three weeks...that has now ended! So, my continued success at returning to my love of reading will be given the test of time. Another reality check: the first two weeks after our baby was born, I was feeling pretty good! The last week has been much more difficult. I'm currently "playing" detective, to figure out why Owyn has become so fussy. Some of the other books I took out of the library yesterday are "Crying Baby, Sleepless Nights" and "Secrets of the Baby Whisperer". I think Owyn has an immature digestive system which causes air to be caught in his intestines, giving him a lot of discomfort. I spend a lot of time trying to have him burp the air out. I've started giving him over-the-counter gas relief medicine. I've decided to cut out all my intake of dairy products, to see if that would help. I'm trying new massage/burp techniques! I'm getting used to never sleeping more than 2 hours at a time, and often no more than 4 hours a night. Well, does one ever get used to that? If I could just figure out how to make him more comfortable, it would help.....Our daughter came down with an ear infection this past Friday, and now Owyn is congested with his first little cold, so that's really not helpful....
Well, in all things, we are called to REJOICE, whatever the circumstances!
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