April 2010

Promises to my 7-Month Old

April 30, 2010

Dear Baby Girl, Today you are seven months old and with every day that passes you are learning or doing something new.  I stand back sometimes and watch as you take in your surroundings or test your limits, and I think about all of the times to come that you will tiptoe on the edge of [...]

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When there is not enough of me to around

April 29, 2010

Today this working mother thing is not working out.  I have IMs flashing at me from coworkers who want to know why their projects aren’t complete and missed phone calls from other staff members who have questions or problems to be addressed.  I chose to ask for forgiveness not permission this morning and forgiveness did [...]

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This is why I blog….

April 28, 2010

I have forgotten the first night of my child’s life.  I can recall (most) of labor like it was yesterday.  I remember the second night in the hospital when I desperately tried to soothe her and she cried and I didn’t know what to do so I cried and wondered what I thought I was [...]

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The Books on My Nightstand

April 27, 2010

Once upon a time, there was a childless woman who loved to read.  There was nothing better than curling up with a good book and a cup of tea.  I loved books of fiction that varied from suspense to tear-jerking, funny to aspirational and always had one within arms reach.  Only one because I liked [...]

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Peek A Boo

April 25, 2010

Lately every time I tell someone how old C is, the person lets out a little squeal and says “Oh, that’s such a fun age.”  And I smile and say, “yeah, it really is” or “yep, she’s growing so fast.”  I was being polite.  Not because C isn’t fun, but well, she’s still just a [...]

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Check me out!

April 25, 2010

Well, not me, per se.  But check out my new look. All thanks to my talented internet friends at Waking Up Williams.  My old look was OK.  It’s about as creative as I can get with PowerPoint graphics and iStock photography.  But I was on Twitter one night whining that I wanted a makeover and [...]

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An Open Letter to My L&D Nurse

April 22, 2010

Dear Labor & Delivery Nurse: First of all this letter is way overdue, but in my defense I have a baby.  So forgive me, mmkay?  Nearly seven months ago, I checked into the hospital with a nervous grin and an anxious husband.  A week past my due date with no signs of entering labor on [...]

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If there had been a tooth

April 20, 2010

If there had been a tooth when she woke up this morning I would be able to make sense of the two hours we spent walking and rocking in the middle of the night.   I would understand why my child didn’t want to be held and didn’t want to lay down. If there had been [...]

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Dear Baby

April 19, 2010

I promise:  Anytime I shake up a bottle I will give it to you.  You do not have to launch into hysterics and prove to me that you have to have it right this second, because my mommy intuition has already told me that you’re hungry.  Rocking, walking and giving you the paci are all [...]

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Giving advice across the interwebs

April 18, 2010

Last week, another blogger, Lindsey Ivory, asked for my advice on labor and newborns.  She has been asking the internets for her weekly “From the Mouths of Moms” column since in a few short weeks, she’ll be bringing a wee one into the world too.  Anway, ask & ye shall recieve, I say.  I gave [...]

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