“We are the gift that she gave to you.” That’s what we are going to tell them. When people tell us that our babies are so lucky to have us, I want to tell them that this is not the case, that there is so much more at play here. They were not a gift to us. Their first mother’s… (more…)
As I spent my day with these two little beings who have made me a mama, I felt an awe that I am unable to fully verbalize. And tonight I realize… That it doesn’t need to be verbalized, only felt. So here I am… Feeling.
I want to remember Eamonn attack snuggling me. (15 months) I want to remember Eamonn tipping his head up for a kiss after I have washed his face after dinner. I have done it enough that he now expects it. I want to remember Maisie’s adorable smile. It starts on half of her face and travels across to the opposite… (more…)
I want to remember this morning. Let me paint a picture… Both babies were cranky. I fed Eamonn and had Maisie in the bouncy chair at my feet so that I could periodically bounce her. She was holding it together, but barely. Eamonn had decided that he was well and truly done with his breakfast, long before I thought that… (more…)
We’ve not shared our story publicly up to this point but now that the cat is out of the bag so to speak, I am going to share the process here, with names and numbers. I’ve journaled sporadically but have at least kept track of the important stuff. Some of this is pretty close to my heart and I ask… (more…)
Happy Easter to all of our friends and family. We are having a rather quiet day. As a matter of fact, 75% of us are still in our pj’s. We went out to Kennolyn Camp yesterday and met up with some friends for the camp’s annual Easter egg hunt. Thankfully they split the hunt up by age so Eamonn and… (more…)
We’ve not shared our story publicly up to this point but now that the cat is out of the bag so to speak, I am going to share the process here, with names and numbers. I’ve journaled sporadically but have at least kept track of the important stuff. Some of this is pretty close to my heart and I ask… (more…)
We’ve not shared our story publicly up to this point but now that the cat is out of the bag so to speak, I am going to share the process here, with names and numbers. I’ve journaled sporadically but have at least kept track of the important stuff. Some of this is pretty close to my heart and I ask… (more…)
I want to remember him hamming it up at the dinner table (41 weeks). I want to remember him standing up in the bathtub, falling down and then being VERY cautious afterwards… but still standing up in the bathtub. I want to remember his one finger investigations. I want to remember him getting his fifth tooth in Tallinn, Estonia and… (more…)
Guest Post: Written by my mom on Feb 28th, 2013 We are home in Santa Cruz. As of yesterday noon, no news on papers was forthcoming so KC had Alan phone the head honcho here in California. She gave the informal go ahead. KC broke into sobs when we got the news, fearing we didn’t have enough time to… (more…)