Book #1 - C-H-E-E-S-Y! If I had read another sentence about how "glorious" Edward was, I think I would have puked.
Book #2 - My favorite of the bunch. Besides the fact that Bella is an idiot (did she really believe Edward was gone forever after all that had happened? And that killing herself was going to make it better?) it was great. I really liked Jacob and the sarcastic bantering between him and Bella. There wasn't any of the lame romance, and just a smidgen of suspense. Perfect.
Book #3 - This one was a little more graphic/violent than I would have liked. I was reading in the doctor's office during the fight scene and I'm sure a few people got a laugh at my face when I got to the whole head rolling part. Let's just say it was surprisingly disturbing.
Book #4 - Just plain bizarre. It got better after the baby was born and the meeting with the Volturi was approaching. I would have to agree with my sister though, that this book was targeted at a very different audience than the first three. Not many high school girls (let alone "tweeners") can relate to marriage, unplanned pregnancy, and motherhood. So maybe it should have been left as a trilogy.
Anyhow, I guess it turned out to be a pretty good read. Not so gripping that I couldn't put it down when I wanted to go to sleep, but engaging enough to make the wee sleepless morning hours pass away quickly when Bravo TV reruns got boring. And given the circumstances, it was almost better that it wasn't a very difficult or deep read either. I liked that any questions that came up were answered in the very next chapter. No mind boggling questions to keep me up in suspense.
So now, my life seems to be mirroring my choice in literature. My newborn babe has been channeling her inner Renesmee and developed an appetite for blood. Nursing hasn't been so easy for me this time around, sometimes becoming quite painful, but I didn't think any of it, until the baby spit-up and it was black with a touch of red. Not a stomach issue like I worried, just dear old mom's nipples severely cracked and bleeding. (Sorry, is that too graphic?) I called the Breast Feeding Clinic at TMC and got some pointers, did a whole lot of pumping and then attended the Breast Feeding Support Group a few days later because it was still bad. (That is an experience in itself that will perhaps have to be addressed another day.) Anyhow, just when I started to think things might be getting better, I was hit with mastitis. It's been a fun few weeks and just reinforces all of the hatred I have for nursing. Too bad I am so broke I can't afford formula. We'll just have to work through it.
We still love you! And I know the whole nursing thing is a pain. If you ever get your husband to cave on a certain issue he never will. . . you could afford formula. :)
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry about the nursing...I thought I was alone in the family for feeling the same way. I just assumed since you and Melanie were such expert breast feeders, that meant you loved it, too. If it helps at all, formula at costco, if you get their generic brand, which we did before Parker developed his milk allergy and required liquid gold, is $19.99 for two cans and that typically lasts two weeks, especially with the Jocelyn being so little. Good luck with the nursing!!!!
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