"I wouldn't feel guilty when I was doing crafts! How my impatience and inability to relax and let things happen had contributed to an outcome that wasn't my hope - slow slow slow progression, Pitocin, an epidural, two hours of pushing, a c-section.
Ready-to-bake spanakopita. And the conduit to my current job. I felt a little rejected, but understood; and she said that she still loved us, and all. When we arrived home, it was obvious my dreams of turning the boys over to daddy for the afternoon so I could devote every moment to working were for naught. I'd love more input, too, as I know many of you who read my blog are attending other preschools. She had so much happiness, yet an equal measure of empathy.
She had so much happiness, yet an equal measure of empathy.
"Thomas" is my dad's name. It was true my junior year in high school, it's true now. He's eating like crazy, and he has this special sense of zen that is all his own. This means I could very well be the mama of the very young for a decade, or longer.
But not every mama is an "infant person.
But somehow, I get the important stuff done, barely on time, good enough.
Of high jumping and pole vaulting. We met weekly, at one anothers' homes, or at a coffee shop, bar or restaurant. It's called Friends of Indoor Park and I'd like to tell you a little - no, a lot - about it.
I'll be home by tomorrow, however, and will be showing off my new treasure 'round town in no time. We talked about pregnancy and plans for it; about jobs and children and life.
When you are hearing "come, come, come!
But, none of this is advised. What words will your kids likely never learn?
My failure to provide my boys with appropriate bath frequency.
And I'm glad to be able to provide this living newsletter. Maybe my house, and my bank account, will get bigger, too. Truman and I are still recovering in Emanuel hospital as I write this. The head coach for my track team said today something along the lines of, "think about what you're doing while you're doing it; be present. You know, in a completely natural way. I'm sure it's why so many women gladly schedule elective c-sections.