Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
I’m being held captive by a stern (but sweet) one-month-old little man. I’m loving it, don’t get me wrong. It’s just not that conducive to my writing. See? This is me & him & my beloved red sling. This is how we spend our days. This is why I haven’t been blogging—my knuckle, you see, has become his nuk. Please know that I’m not … [Read more...]
Welcoming our new baby Catholic! Nicholas was baptized on Epiphany Sunday. I like to think that at the same time the Wise Men found the Christ Child... ...our infant son found his lungs. I really don’t know what was up with that. I fed the little bugger all through the Mass! Here are the godparents, Michael and Tina. We … [Read more...]
Part III The thing about being induced is that you have too much time to think things through—and yet, when it comes to labor, delivery, and birthin’ babies, there are never any guarantees. For your convenience, I have categorized the whole experience. .:The Good:. Being induced was good for me, because I hadn’t slept for about a month … [Read more...]
Part II By 11:00 a.m. I couldn’t leave my bed. Life, for me—any kind of motion, for me—was just that miserable. Frankly, I had had enough. At noon I phoned my doctor and pleaded, “Can I be induced today instead? I know I’m scheduled to go in tomorrow but I hurt, Dr. Mary. I really hurt.” “Absolutely,” she replied, and I was reminded yet again … [Read more...]
Part I Three weeks ago today, I was big with child and extremely miserable. The truth, if you must know it, is that I couldn’t even walk, preferring instead to crouch down on all fours and stretch out the aching muscles of my lower back. At one point, thinking that some gentle rocking might help my sore bottom, I asked Angela to go down to the … [Read more...]
I know I still owe you a birth story, and I’m looking forward to posting it, but we’ve had a very busy week and are in the middle of a very busy weekend. (Not so busy that I can’t blog, you’ll note.) (Oh hush.) Let me just say that having a baby at Christmastime is a crazy, wonderful, crazy thing. Let me just also say that if you’re going to be … [Read more...]
~ For Charlotte ~ … [Read more...]
In other words, out with the old... ...and in with the new! Which is not to say that holding a newborn is anything “new” for me, but for some reason—for some strange, advanced maternal reason—it feels like a season that is swiftly fleeting, and for that reason I’m hanging on for dear life. Haven’t made any resolutions yet, other than be a … [Read more...]
Counting the blessings today that have taken us, literally, on the ride of a lifetime. From this: To this: To this: (Seven times over...and then some) To this: And now this: The icing on the cake! God is so good, so very good. Many, many years ago, my mother gave each of her six children a photo album. On the inside … [Read more...]
