Ms. Roarlish @morley@spanner.works

Thank you to everyone who marched today!!!!

I was home sick, sneezing every five minutes, and tending to a sick husband and kids. Went through a whole box of tissues. Ugh. I appreciate others marching when I couldn’t.

Headed to the hospital early Monday morning for a minor outpatient surgery. I’ll be in recovery for a few days. Give me your comedy / sci-fi / action Netflix recs!!

Geology manicure, version 1.0. Powder dipped serpentinite green with marble white accents. Next time I’ll have longer nails to work with and we’ll try some other marble combos! I’m aiming for Franciscan Melange nails for a big conference this September.

Elder Sprog (3yo) learned some physics today. Took a tumble face first off the front of the stroller, where she was balanced while Younger Sprog was buckled in, when she dragged her feet too hard. Nasty bloody lip and possibly damaged teeth. Sigh. Poor bug. Applied medicinal naps and peanut butter banana smoothies.

Older daughter (age 3) has taken to quietly singing to herself and reading books before announcing her morning awareness. It’s equal parts adorable and a nice respite for tired parents.📚💚

GAHHHH I wish Spoonflower had a medium or heavy weight knit jersey option. I can't exactly make a bitchin' hoodie out of paper-thin jersey. Harrumph. #sewing #sewcialists #fabricarts #spoonflower

Given the cow’s milk protein allergy, I can’t take donated milk from friends. If we want to supplement I have to find soy-based and/or amino acid based formula. I’m ready to go down that path, though, because the sobbing meltdown I just had when I spilled a 3-ounce bottle is indicative of how much pumping/nursing stresses me out.

When I stop pumping I am going full Office Space on my Medela Pump In Style. 🔨😡

My feelings on pumping.

I had forgotten the hate/hate relationship I have with pumping. To get decent output I need to be super relaxed and hydrated. If I am thinking at all about how little I pumped last time, or worried at all about not pumping enough, I get super low production. Add to that the fact that Ardith has an insane appetite while at daycare, and we’ve basically used up our entire 70+ ounce freezer stash in a month.

I’m increasingly disinterested in Mastodon. Not because y’all aren’t lovely! But.. I think it’s served its methadone function in getting me off birdsite, and now I don’t have the need for social media in general. Hmmmmmm.

Camping! Sharing four sites among seven families. A total of fourteen adults and ten kids (ages 7, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 1, 3 and 5 months). Sleep? What’s that?

Attended a professional geology association meeting tonight for the first time in six months.

Wow what a sea of cis het white dudes. 😒

I’m down 30 pounds from my post-kid-1-pre-kid-2 weight. Another 10 to go and I’ll officially be in the normal BMI range.

Keenly aware that nursing Sprog the Younger has helped me shed the pounds. Hoping I’ll keep them off when she eventually weans!

Also, I’ve managed to lose all that weight despite eating lactation cookies roughly 1.5x/day. The magic of nursing weight loss is crazy. Human bodies, WHOAAAAAAH.

Baby slept 9.75 hours in one stretch (and is back down for a bit more) oh my gosh I slept for 6.75 of those hours I can do ANYTHING #parenting

Happy #caturday. #cats #mastocats #borkencat #catsofmastodon

Elder sprog turned 3 today! Tomorrow we celebrate with her ladybug themed birthday party. My first ever attempt at cake decorating went pretty alright, I’d say! A few particularly derpy parts but overall fairly cute.

I tried eating dairy again on Friday. Baby (now almost 5 months) is now all stuffy and congested. It’s possible she just has a cold... but more likely she’s still allergic to cow’s milk protein.

I don’t really mind being mostly dairy-free. Almond milk is delicious! And I’m fine with margarine for cooking and baking. I just wish I could not stress about whether something has butter in it or a little cheese on top.

And I miss yogurt.