When you become a parent, crazy things can happen. For instance, when you are up too late, and slightly delirious, You may decide to shop online, for clothing that your baby will fit into in oh, about a year and a half. *** Another crazy thing that can happen, is when you go to Target, for essentials, like diapers, and soap, and chocolate soy milk, and your baby ...
A Baby Story, Chapter 3
There I was, 4pm, Friday afternoon, Contracting, non-stop, As I had been for days, In pain, With no end in sight, Exhausted in both body and soul, And, suddenly, Water. I won’t give too much information here, but I’ll just say that this was something very new. Just to clarify, There was no big gush of water. Not the “buckets” my doctor had ...
A Baby Story, Chapter 2
5 minutes apart, Lasting for 1 minute, Occuring for 1 hour. The magic formula, for contractions. Once you’ve reached this labor milestone, The OB’s emergency on-call line is now at your fingertips. And I was there. I was so there. I had been having Braxton-Hicks contractions for weeks and weeks. My entire tummy would tighten up into a crazy, lopsided knot. I was actually happy ...
A Baby Story, Chapter 1
Once upon a time, In the land of mom, There lived a beautiful, young lady, Who was gleefully with child. One beautiful, sunny spring day, The joyful lady was doing some Spring Cleaning around her house, With the help of her bluebird and chipmunk friends, Of course, When she felt a tiny rumble in her belly. “Ooh,” she said. “It’s time.” And she smiled, her ...
if growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I’ll never grow up, not me.
This evening, my best friend, let's call her J, sent me this mobile photo with the following caption: "Pinata for baby's future princess bday parties!" I, of course, responded with, "OMG!!!!! LOVE it!! Well, Sunday is her 3 month bday--let's throw a celebration!" This is the exact conversation that followed: J: "OMG 3 months already wowwwww i can't believe it! ...
The Proposal, Part Forever
There I was, in St. John, on my bed, looking down at my husband, who was on his knee, holding out a box, in his hand. Proposal, no? But, peaking out from the shell-like box was not an engagement ring. It was a ring, yes. But a diamond on a band, no. Instead, there was a gorgeous mother of pearl ring, a tropical flower on an ...
The Proposal, Part Quatre
Three swift taps on our bedroom door, Followed by three magic words: “In room dining!” My ears perked up, as the adrenaline started to course through my body. Something was happening, Unexpected happiness. “You might want to answer that,” my husband said, slyly. (And by slyly, I mean nervously. Sorry, love.) I climbed, hesitantly, out of bed, slid on a pair of ...
The Proposal, Part Trois
“A trip to the South will bring you unexpected happiness." As I stared down at the small, white fortune in my hand, I knew that it meant something. I showed my husband, but didn’t say much, As, at that moment, I felt as though the universe and I were in on a secret; That I had been given ...
The Proposal, Part Deux
As I told you in Part Une, My husband and I were supposed to spend a nice Saturday in town, And I could barely get out of my sweats. I could barely get out of bed. Plus, on top of the way I was feeling, the way I was looking was not so hot. Take my normal hungover look—a look ...
The Proposal, Part Une
Once upon a time, I met the love of my life. We fell in love, immediately, Declared our love, loudly, In the streets, Burst out into song, In public, And had little bluebirds land on our fingertips as our hands joined together to form a perfect heart. Come on. You know better than that, by now. The truth is, I met my husband, Our relationship grew, We fell ...
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