In retrospect...

I started out the month tentatively committing to NaBloPoMo, while preparing for KayTar's surgery. 3 days to the big event.

I mourned the day her bottle would be left behind, a day that was then in the future and is now in the past. I love this post.

I discussed hospital preparations and posted my very favorite photo of her belly, pre-tube.

As its last act in office, the unblemished belly reminded everyone to vote.

KayTar had surgery. It was a success. Obama won the election. That was success, too.

She smiled her first post-op smile and I showed off our giant hospital room.

The new belly made its blog debut, and KayTar won her very first Barbie in the hospital craft contest.

A blog reader made KayTar a tutu and brought it to her in the hospital. We got to come home!

I worried that BubTar's GI bug would infect the post-op princess, though, luckily we escaped that fate.

KayTar made the saddest little self-portrait ever.

I did a meme, featuring BubTar.

Josh and I enjoyed our election date-bet. Mmmm, Olive Garden.

KayTar showed off her tube via video post.

I fed her while she was asleep for the first time and the heavens opens and angels sang.

I started to feel like a human being again. A happy one at that.

By the tenth day post-op, KayTar was doing wonderfully.

I rediscovered the joy of my camera.

I posted what is possibly my very favorite photo of BubTar ever.

I was completely perplexed by KayTar's feeding schedule.

I tried to give everyone a peek into what it is like to be a kiddo with a feeding disorder, or a parent of a child with a feeding disorder.

I posted more photos.

I talked a lot about puke. Classic mommyblogging.

Photo.

I missed sharing a bed with my husband. I am still missing sharing a bed with my husband.

I wrote about secret writing.

I dreamed that I gave birth to a baby. It was the kind of dream that packs a punch.

I wrote about studying. KayTar's biopsy site became infected.

I took a photo of the Throne of Blogging.

We had a happy Thanksgiving, in spite of being on ER watch.

I reposted one of my favorite posts.

I discussed not discussing the things I cannot discuss right now.

And today, I finished NaBloPoMo. WHEW!