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Weekends were made for this
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...
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Shaking off the week
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...
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On c-sections… and education… and judgment
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...
View ArticleWhen it’s not all puppies & sunshine
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...
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if the moment was a picture
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...
View ArticleThe next time they’re fighting, I’ll remember this moment
I push the recliner back and forth, snuggling my feverish baby to my chest. Cole pops his thumb in his mouth and for a few moments sits still in my lap. I press my lips to his forehead, using the...
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I sit with my back against the arm of the couch and my knees pulled up. Like when she was a baby, I sit her facing me, with her back against my knees. Only now, her legs extend past my ears and her...
View ArticleThat’s life
Oh hey look! A blog post. Actually this was just a test to see if I even remembered my password to get into this site. Turns out I do. I guess that’s the upside to using one of the same three passwords...
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Best buddies
She runs down the hallway and he follows, only half a step behind her. He finds a corner and a pile of books and she curls up beside him. She runs to the potty and he stands outside watching for her to...
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girl talk
“MOMMY!!!” I hear her yelling from her bed. It’s been 25 minutes since she insisted that Craig tuck her in because, “Daddy is the best” but now it’s me that she’s pulling away from the latest episode...
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