I feel like this is getting a little ridiculous. Seventeen parts? Start at Part One if you’ve just decided to join. Aching loneliness. Crushing love. I find it humorous that I have such detailed and clear memories of my life before children, and yet the days with newborn and infant Ronan are such a blur. I remember the day that… Read More
History of Me: Part Sixteen
Start at part one. Life with a newborn was exactly as wonderful as I had expected… … and absolutely nothing like I had expected. I had dreamed of being a mother for so long. For many nights, as I lay falling asleep, I would imagine the process of getting pregnant, enjoying my pregnancy, birthing my child, and then raising… Read More
History of Me: Part Fifteen
Start at Part One! It wasn’t too terribly difficult to return to work after my poopscapade. I was more comfortable than I had been in weeks. I continued on modified bedrest and light-work restrictions (work gently at work and do NOTHING at home) until around 35 weeks, when we agreed that any contractions would be safe to send me into labor…. Read More
History of Me: Part Thirteen
First Part. Brock walked through the door and put down his things. I met him at the stairs – I wasn’t upstairs, I just really liked standing a stair or two up so it was easier to be eye-to-eye with him. He walked over to me and could tell that I had been crying. He hugged me and held… Read More
Costumes
This post is intentionally not titled “Halloween”. I have decided that I don’t like Halloween. In the past, I have enjoyed pumpkin patch pictures, carving jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin seeds, making fall treats, dressing up and trick or treating! All of the above! This time around, though, all I’ve done is stress about candy, HFCS, dyes, gluten, soy, and how to keep… Read More
Rope.
No sleep. And no patience. And no energy. I’m so tired. I’m tired of being a bad momma, and a bad wife, and a bad housekeeper. I’m tired of being a bad friend. I can’t remember ever having a day as bad as today. I love my kids, I do… but something has to give soon, before I have a… Read More
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