Just when we started to get our new routine down, the four-day weekend threw a wrench in it! We had a great few days off, though. On Friday, Don’s mom came and watched R for the day so we could take the girls on the boat one last time. It looked like it was going… Read More
A New Rhythm
Two first days of school under the belt. One was a FIRST-first day…preschool! The other began kindergarten. Both broke my heart. While the pandemic has been so difficult for so many, for me, it was absolutely and undoubtedly the greatest blessing of my life. Never in a million years would I have gotten to spend… Read More
Edited or Filtered?
I got up early yesterday, and yet I didn’t post. With all the sadness on the news and my kids starting back to school, I have a lot of heavy thoughts rolling around. And so, I am somehow once again falling into the trap of thinking that I have to post something profound or at… Read More
Time Passes
It’s amazing how much time has gone by since my last blog post. It was (relatively) easy to write when R was smaller…he slept easily and almost anywhere! Then once he slipped into a nap rhythm, it paradoxically became MORE difficult. He’s a great sleeper at night, but naps are more difficult for him, and… Read More
Dirty Little Secret
We’ve taken an afternoon nap together every day since the day he was born. He listens to my heartbeat, and I listen to his tiny breaths. It’s hard to believe that, while he still fits perfectly under my chin right now, someday he will be a fully grown man that could smush me under his… Read More
PPD or the Baby Blues?
My most vivid memories from when B (my oldest) was born are not pleasant ones. I remember collapsing on the floor of the shower and sobbing uncontrollably the night we got home from the hospital. I remember trying to sing a lullaby to help her sleep, but I couldn’t remember the words to a single… Read More