I promise this will be shorter than my last post. Gee willigers, it just kept going on and on. To tell the truth, I probably could have said more about each of those products but wanted to at least try to keep it somewhat short and succinct. Back to my revelation, after staying home with my tot again in this week I realized she loves being busy and engaged. She isn’t just trying to drive…
It needs to be said. For me. For you. Even if the people who deserve these words never read them. I am sorry. For the last few years. For the phone calls or message that were not returned. For the words that went unspoken. For the words that were harsher than intended. For being self-absorbed. For not being there. For not being Jess. To myself: It is okay that life has been hard. Things are…
Here we are again standing at the edge of a brand new year! Oh, man, did this one fly by in a flashy blur. I find myself inspired at this time of new beginnings. After all, we are entering not only a new year, but a new decade. How exciting! I thought reflecting on the year with positively would be a good way to say goodbye. Then, I will look ahead and make some small…
There is no clock in your nursery. As if we anticipated that time would be of little consequence in that space. The gray rocker in the corner already a bit spotted from those early days of an abundance of spit up. Those early nights were longer than the current ones; full of worry and anxiety about whether you were eating enough. You are much heavier tonight than in those days. Clearly we got that all…
Eight days after our baby was born, we finally got to bring her home. She had a specific, yet vague, feeding plan to include nursing, pumping, and formula supplementation. I should’ve documented better because those early days are a blur of feeding baby and changing diapers around the clock or pumping. Here is what I do remember: The terror of regularly scheduled weigh-ins at the pediatrician’s office and holding our breath in between those appointments;…