ava’s rsv is gone. you know, aside from the first few days where there was fever and wheezing and general unpleasantness, it wasn’t that bad. really, i was mostly affected (negatively, of course) by the awfulness of sitting in our house all day and avoiding contact with anything younger than 12 months (cat doesn’t count). [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘motherhood’
February 29, 2008
the bladder of a pregnant woman
before i go somewhere i think, ‘do i need to go to the bathroom?’ and i wait a moment and i evaluate what i’ve had to drink, when i last went to the bathroom, how i feel now and my conclusion: ‘nope. i’m good.’
not five minutes out the door, my body has produced another drop [...]
February 8, 2008
ava
the babe is going to be 18 months soon. a whole year and a half!wow.you know, i’ve been thinking about her a lot. and about the new baby. and about ryan. mostly because that college literary magazine i’m on staff for. every tuesday from 2 to 5:30, i’m the only active parent in the room [...]
December 27, 2007
drumroll please. . .
ladies and gentlemen, i have an announcement:
for this first time in her little baby life, ava went to sleep without her bottle.
for this moment, i am imagining all sorts of things. for example, we are moving to a new level. she’s not really a baby anymore. so there’s super mario brother’s new level music [...]
October 30, 2007
ava
the other day i was talking to a friend of mine and i realized that i am not a mother to a baby anymore. i am a mother to a toddler. and, in my mind, toddlers are old. so i am a mother to something old. since then, i’ve had this thought a thousand [...]
October 27, 2007
stereotype me
today i began a sentence with: “I’m the mom who. . .” and I nearly stopped myself because i was hit with the realization that I am a stereotype! I mean, I have been momming so long that I have a stereotype! it’s like an initiation or something. kind of happy about that. kind of [...]
October 22, 2007
post-script
even if i could have it all, i wouldn’t. the problem isn’t having it all, it’s not being able to put my whole heart in to something. i want to give ryan and ava my whole heart all the time and not fantasize about finishing school or traveling.
October 21, 2007
my heart is in many places
I’ve been reading a book called “to hell with all that” by caitlin flanagan which has been really, really good. it’s a collection of essay’s dedicated to understand a woman’s role–both traditionally and as a modern woman. so much of it rings true for me.before i had ava, before i even met ryan, i had [...]
October 11, 2007
good weeks and bad weeks and bossy, bossy babies
two weeks ago, i had an amazing week. i kept my house clean almost the entire time. i made nutritious meals from scratch, i was exercising and taking care of ava and not turning the tv on. i was folding the laundry and putting it away and doing my homework and reading my scriptures and [...]
October 8, 2007
a little help!
can you parents who read this tell me what some of your favorite baby items are? and by baby items i mean things that you got to help you care for your babies.i’m making a list for a friend.thank you very much!
