The other man

I must confess, I'm sleeping with another man. My husband is okay with it. The other man is bald, toothless and about 2 feet tall, and has won my heart with his crooked little grin and intelligent sea storm gray eyes.

I am a girl

Yes, believe it or not I am a girl. Raised in an all girl family by a single mom. The only knowledge I have of boy parts comes from a childhood of living on a farm and what little I've gained in my adventurous adult life. Which is to say I am woefully uneducated when it comes to human male reproductive parts. But now that I have a son I am learning quickly about the penis (testicles pretty much take care of themselves).
So, for all you other newbie boy moms out there I will tell you a short story followed by some advise backed by a website full of honest facts by people who know.
I took my son to his 2 week check up today and asked my pediatrician about penis care- mainly uncircumcised penis care. We opted not to get Jr clipped feeling that God put that skin there for a reason, why mess with a good thing. So here I am asking for this medical professionals advise on the proper care of this tiny human's reproductive future. She tells me that we should be pulling the skin back at every change to help the skin separate from the head. That advise sounded opposite of what other mom's I know have told me. So, I looked it up when I got home. Sure enough. It was NOT the right advise.
FYI: you are NEVER supposed to pull the foreskin back from the penis forcibly at anytime. The skin will separate and retract on its own around the age of 5, but sometimes taking as long as until your son reaches puberty. Seriously.
This website is from the American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/bathing-skin-care/Pages/Care-for-an-Uncircumcised-Penis.aspx?nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token

And there are several others, including the Mayo clinic, that support the "don't pull it" rule. This also includes most of Europe, where circumcision is NOT routine!

Happy Birthday Weston Allen

The Soesbe family is please to announce the birth of Weston Allen Soesbe. Born July 3rd at 10:42 p.m. He weighed in at 11 pounds 3.2 ounces and was 22 inches long. His big sisters are very much in love with him as are his mom and dad. Weston is the biggest baby born at the hospital where we are so far this year. And yes, before you inquire on the state of my lady parts- I did have him vaginally with very minimal pain relief after about 22 hours of labor and no I did not require stitches "down there." So, with out further ado, Welcome Weston Allen!!!

+5 and 2

All I have to say is freakin' ouch- that is all. Oh and my mom will be back this afternoon- so anytime now little dude would most deffinately rock- as long as its not today. Ob at 5, mom back at 5, groceries at 6- after that rock on little man, rock on.

+4 and 3

Holy cow this kid is never going to come! That's okay though, since my ob is back now and my mom will be back tomorrow. Tuesday will be a day of walking walking walking and maybe a pedicure. Next appt is tomorrow at 5- which is when my mom is landing lol. 4 days over due and 3 to induction.

+3 and 4

40 weeks and 3 days along today. Finally starting to get really really uncomfortable. The heartburn last night was epic and so not fun. 4 days to induction, my ob will be back today, and my mom will be back in 2 days. I think I can, I think I can....

+2 and 5

Ehhh, still hanging in there. Getting really tired now though. And my hips are starting to feel geriatric. He will come out eventually.