One-der

One year ago today, on a cloudy Saturday, much like this one, my day would prove to be my last on earth P.M.; Pre-Mommy. My birth story, though already begun, was far from over. But I did not know that, yet. All I knew was that I was ready to meet my little darling. This morning, I spent much of an hour ...

Materniversary

This week marked the one year anniversary of my Maternity Leave. Or, as I should more appropriately call it, "The day I went to work, had to leave, and never came back." You see, like everything else in the Land of Mom, my maternity leave did not go as planned. I had intended to teach right up until ...

305 days later

and I still can't believe how much my love continues to grow. It is, truly, unquantifiable. And, the weirdest thing? Tomorrow, my tiny little sesame seed turns ten, count 'em, ten months old. Which is really rather strange, considering she was born 10 minutes ago. Man, do I love this little girl. Love her love her love her, I do. Ten months. And, it happened; I just started to cry. Time to go ...

A 23 Week Old Story

Today, the baby decided to dump an entire bowl of oatmeal all over herself, her clothing, and my side of the bed. Is it wrong that this little act of rebellion makes me proud? I'm so excited that she's gotten old enough to do something so unquestionably naughty. I can't believe how far we've come in just 23 weeks. Because it's Sunday, and ...