Motherhood

if the moment was a picture

January 23, 2012

If the moment was a photograph, it would be black and white. The black sky,  lit only by a handful of stars peeking through heavy clouds releasing soft snow into the sky. The highlights across the curve of his forehead and the bridge of his nose from the nightlight plugged safely into the corner of [...]

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When it’s not all puppies & sunshine

January 18, 2012

Cole had a hell of a time going to sleep last night. I don’t know if he was wound up from a late nap, teething, if the medicine I gave him for a cold was messing with him or if he just wanted to screw with me.  But 90 minutes after I laid him down [...]

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On c-sections… and education… and judgment

January 11, 2012

It’s been a year since the migraines started. Almost a year since we started talking about a c-section. Just over ten months since the surgery and Cole’s birth. I never gave much thought to a c-section or paid attention to heated debates, snarky comments and even well meaning advice for people to become more educated [...]

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Shaking off the week

December 12, 2011

I’m still in sweatpants and the t-shirt I slept in last night, trying to shake off the night of not so great sleep that followed the week of not so great sleep.  Cuddled in my arms is a sweet blond boy who just finished his morning bottle.  As I always do, I run my hand [...]

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Weekends were made for this

November 30, 2011

A Sunday afternoon earlier this month.   Finding joy and happiness in the simplest of things.  Like a game of hopscotch.  And learning to jump.  When the weather was cool but not cold. When the leaves had fallen off the trees and the calendar said we should be pulling out mittens and heating chocolate, but the [...]

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Things I love about right now

November 23, 2011

Last night, I was trying to get Chessa to hold her head still while I brushed her hair.  “Sweetie, what color are your eyes?” I asked, in an attempt to distract her. Intently she looked in the mirror and studied her eyes.  “Blue!” she answered.  Her eyes are the exact hazel color of her father’s.  [...]

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An open letter to mothers of babies: I didn’t know.

September 26, 2011

disclosure: I’m not the first person to write about this.  In fact, Law-Momma wrote two posts that do way more service to it than I could.  Grab your tissues then read this and this.  Sometimes I think the worst part of being a parent is not the sleepless nights spent walking a teething baby. Nor [...]

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thirty-one

September 23, 2011

In an attempt to celebrate turning 31 today I tried to put together a list of 31 random things about me.  I got to #6 before I got bored.  Let’s just say it’s been…  a WEEK.  You know the kind that deserves use of ALL CAPS EMPHASIS.  It starts with a pinched nerve in your [...]

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Naming humans is hard

September 22, 2011

Both times I was pregnant we had thousands, no really, thousands, of conversations about names.  While driving, while shopping, while eating dinner, while getting dressed in the morning, while watching TV… you get the idea. The conversations went something like this… Him:  How about … Me:  I don’t hate it. Me:  Oh, I like … [...]

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My parenting report card

September 12, 2011

When Chessa was two days old, we slipped her specially purchased coming home outfit over her head.  She was swimming in the soft white jacket and matching pants, sized 0-3 months, because I didn’t know enough to purchase newborn-sized clothes for the first few weeks.  Craig carried her in the infant car seat and I [...]

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