Okay, that subject line? Catchy, but totally misleading. In fact, I’ll even apologize; titling this post that way was a little manipulative on my part because I know how much people love to talk about cranky New Yorkers. Full disclosure? … Continue reading
Here is one of my favorite things about my family right now. Jaya’s in a superhero phase, which means, by definition, that Alder is too. Her favorite superhero is Storm, from the Xmen (prior to discovering Storm, Jaya was quite … Continue reading
So four of you are still here. Four! That’s four more than expected. It was so lovely to see your comments on Saturday: so lovely in fact that I can’t NOT attempt to start writing here again. So, here I … Continue reading
It’s pictures like these It’s pictures like these that make me feel as though I am looking not at my two children currently, but at myself looking at these pictures 20 years from now, when they are both in their … Continue reading
Five songs I listened to when I was in labor with Alder, in no particular order by Robina 1. Won’t Say Anything, Hello Seahorse! listen via YouTube This was the first song I listened to when I was in labor … Continue reading
You may have noticed I have been a little quiet. I blame this guy, who has been going through the 4 month sleep regression and therefore stealing most of my internet time (after the kids usually go to bed and … Continue reading
I am so much like Jaya, I realized today, while laying in bed with a peacefully napping Alder. It’s a rare luxury in our family: there are two kids napping. Jaya hasn’t napped since before she turned two. We’re in … Continue reading
Lately I’ve been thinking about late pregnancy a lot. Every time I think of the final few weeks of both of my pregnancies, I get this strange feeling — a bit of a lump in my throat, a bit wistful, … Continue reading
(go here for part one.) As the contractions clearly got more intense, Mary Catherine asked me several times to tell her when I needed K but I didn’t feel like I did yet. In between contractions I kept saying “I … Continue reading
Throughout my pregnancy this time around, there was one thing to which I looked forward that I never thought to look forward to when I was pregnant with Jaya. That was this: finding out what day the baby would decide … Continue reading
