Postpartum Barbie
My little Maverick is one month old. I can’t help but compare him to Z when she was an infant. And it isn’t fair to either of them. But briefly: THIS IS A WHOLE LOT EASIER. It’s harder in many ways. Juggling two little people instead of one. Trying to get Maverick to sleep when … Read more
Fortune Cookie, 3:40 a.m.
As many people in my online writing circles already know, I gave birth to Maverick (that’s his code name, not his real name) early Thursday morning. My water broke a little after midnight, and four hours later I had a new baby! (Like it’s that easy. And didn’t involve lots of shouting and disillusionment and … Read more
Friday Four – Ghost Blog Edition
1. This has become a ghost blog. Or it’s felt like that the past week, anyway. I didn’t consciously set out to ignore the internet and get so behind on everything, but it happened. I’m getting a little burnt out, I think (obviously: I’m too lazy to do a full Friday Five, so I’m abbreviating … Read more
There are nights…
There are nights that sleep descends on me like a blanket coming down and I stay in sleep so easily, disturbed by not a sound. But then there are the nights with incidents my earplugs cannot mute potty breaks and whining, bed territory disputes. Driftin’, dreamin’, dozin’, snoozin’, snorin’, nappin’ Sleep never seems so crucial … Read more
Dear Pre-Mommy Me…
There’s a fun blogsite called Dear Teen Me, where authors write letters to their teen selves. Perhaps there is another site for people writing to themselves before they were parents, but I haven’t come across one yet. Guess we’ll just have to fill that niche, now, won’t we? . Letter to my Pre-Baby Self Dear … Read more
