I am a superstitious person. No surprise there. And so, as part of tradition (and superstition, and many other keep-evil-eye-away-itions) we did not decorate the nursery until the baby's arrival. We did paint, and I did glue-gun, but besides that, the room remained empty, only to be filled by our daughter, and the incredible love that was born along with her. Now, this tradition had a ...
measure your life in love
Today, I will be leaving my daughter for approximately 5 hours, which is the longest period of time that we will have been apart in the approximately 2,520 hours that she has been alive. 'nuff said.
While the cat’s away…
This week, I will embarking upon a great new challenge; I will be attempting to leave the house, for a few hours a day, and to be on a schedule. You see, this week, I will be substitute teaching. Because I was put on bedrest in my 9th month of pregnancy, and because I am a teacher, I have not worked since March. Officially, ...
what’s on your soundtrack?
This evening, as my daughter was entertaining herself in, what I like to call, the Under the Sea seat, I tuned in to hear it playing Pachelbel's Canon, which was, as it is for many people, one of the songs played during our wedding ceremony. The flautist played that most beautiful Canon in D, As the people most important ...
Simple Things
Last night, as I was rummaging around in my linen closet, I came across the bag of toiletries that I had packed as part of my hospital bag. I guess this is the time when I admit that I have not yet unpacked my hospital toiletry bag. Oh well, it’s only been 15 weeks, right? I hadn’t been ...
This Thing Called Love
Believe it or not, when my daughter was born, I was, instantly, the calm, low-key mom that I had dreamed of being. I didn’t fret when the nurses took her for her routine check-ups. I did not ask about her weight, Or temperature, Or level of cuteness. Actually, that is a lie. I did ask about her cuteness, Meaning, When anyone new came into the ...
Over the Rainbow
Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high, there's a land that I heard of, once in a lullaby. If the Sex and the City ladies are my best adult girlfriends, then Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz gang were my dear childhood playmates. You see, for me, The Wizard of Oz was more than a film. More than a musical, or ...
Apple and Tree, How Close You Be.
So, yesterday morning, my mom and I had our typical check-in phone conversation. It went a little something like this: Me: I wanted your advice. I'm nervous. I woke up 2 nights in a row and found the baby un-swaddled, with her arms out. Her hands and arms felt cold. Mom: OK. Me: No, but seriously, she was sooooooo ...
Crazy Things Can Happen, as Told Through Crappy Cell Phone Photography, The Great Edition
As I may have mentioned before, crazy things can happen, when there's a new baby in the picture. Unfortunately, I neglected to mention an essential category of, well, crazies. Perhaps, the craziest category of 'em all: The Great-Grandparents. And yes, these particular Great-Grandparents are, and please bear with me, pretty great. Har Har Har. You see, when the Great-Grandmother, let us call her Mommom, decides to accompany you to the baby store, for ...
and just when you think that there’s still a little chance that you’re still a little cool…
Do you know what's awesome? The first real night out after having a baby. Especially when it's a Saturday night, at the beach, at a lovely restaurant, with wonderful friends. Even though you may have had anxiety all day leading up to the big event, and even though you commissioned your own grandparents to watch the baby, and insisted on leaving them approximately ...
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