I saw A Quiet Place on Friday evening, and it was excellent, in part because it played on every single one of my parental anxieties. Am I teaching them enough? Am I showing them how much I love them? Am I helping them develop into siblings who look out for each other? Am I doing … Continue reading A Quiet Place, and the Evolution of My Anxiety
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On Babies and Boobs
So, we're right in the middle of World Breastfeeding Week and right at the beginning of National Breastfeeding Month. Everything I've seen so far basically feels like it's "International Pretend to Be Supportive But Actually Silently Judge All the Moms Month/Week." Like we need a specific week or month for that, right? In any case, … Continue reading On Babies and Boobs
Blue Skies
It's both hard to believe it's already been two months and that it's only been two months since I stopped being pregnant and started being a parent. It's also been six weeks since I wrote my post about postpartum depression. And while I still have days or collections of days where it's a harder fight … Continue reading Blue Skies
Baby Blues
Today I had my two-week follow-up with the birth center, which is basically just a screening for post-partum depression. They have you fill out a little questionnaire, which then scores you for PPD risk. And I basically failed -- or "scored a little high," as they so kindly put it. Which was not a surprise … Continue reading Baby Blues
Juggling & Creative Juju
Lately I've been learning to juggle. {Maybe I should learn to actually juggle. That'd be a neat party trick. If I ever got invited to parties.} Here are my balls. {Get your minds out of the gutters, you saucy sillies.} I work your typical, 40-hours-a-week, non-creative, cubicle job. And full disclosure, it can be, well, … Continue reading Juggling & Creative Juju
