A Story About Princess Leia by Elizabeth Ditty Tonight I read my son a story about Princess Leia. I did not cry. (Not really.) My voice made its way around the lump in my throat To tell my son How to be brave despite dismal odds (I’ll never tell him the odds) How to stand … Continue reading A Story About Princess Leia
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[Around Here] Fast February
Some months seem to stick around forever, and then others seem to happen in a snap of the fingers. For some reason, February seems to be moving at light speed. For example, I meant to do this post in the first few days, but here we are, past the midpoint of the month, and I'm … Continue reading [Around Here] Fast February
2013: My Year in Review
2013. One minute here, the next gone. This year has both flown and taken forever, depending on the moment or milestone or how many times Pip woke up during the night. But at least I sort of knew it was going to be like this going in, and for the most part, I feel … Continue reading 2013: My Year in Review
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
On Gem-Hunting
I feel like I'm doing a poor job documenting my constant evolution into parenthood. My co-parent has written a couple of eloquent and humorous posts about our adventures as parents, and I both love him for it and have to stop myself from becoming actively resentful of the fact that he's doing such a great … Continue reading On Gem-Hunting
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
Pippin’s Birth Story
In the interest of getting this posted and off my plate, I am going to post this unedited and unfiltered and very long version. It's been written in several fits over the past few days, so please bear with me through any typos, weird phrasings, etc., etc. Right now I have a few more important … Continue reading Pippin’s Birth Story
