Home Is What I Say It Is
There's something about San Diego. Lately. I've been here two years. A little over two years. And this summer has rushed me like a swarm of joy. It reminds me of the importance of Place.I've heard...
View ArticleAnd then i could conceive again...
And as I sat here in the middle of my house, staring at my laughing, crawling, smiling, bubbly little baby--I could obsess. Obsess aboutwhat next?this might have meant that when I saw other little tiny...
View ArticleGet a Hold of Yourself
Sometimes I feel incredibly selfish, like I can only see my thoughts and no others. I think I need to volunteer more or go to church or meditate on the subject of gratitude, because I have it so good...
View ArticleThe Last of the Toothless Grins
As my son is teething lately (ps yes sleep sucks), I got a little nostalgic today looking at his adorable little toothless smile.His top two teeth are just seconds away from peeking through those gums,...
View ArticleLetter to a 10-month-old on His Birthday
You had your 9 month pediatrician appointment on July 9th. You weighed 22.5 lbs and your height is 30.5 inches. You are in the 80th percentile for weight and 95th for height. Your head is 90th...
View ArticleAnother Baby
On Friday night, August 12th, our family got a little big bigger. Our hearts stretched a little bit wider to make room for another little being--my niece, born 7lbs & 2oz., little beauty Pria...
View ArticleAll in the Span of Two Minutes
This kid has got some range!I'm soooo happy!I'm content just looking at you!I'm boredI'm getting antsyI want THAT!omg I HATE this!!!OK everything's all right again
View ArticleBreakdown in the House of Danger
This house is a minefield. It is NOT, I repeat, NOT baby-friendly. If we were looking again for a rental. I would not choose this house. I would use my big-girl brain and say, "Tile, marble, lots of...
View ArticleLetter to an Eleven-Month-Old on His Birthday
This month has been insane, buddy. Remember how we said last month was the baby proofing month for us? NOPE, this month has been the baby proofing month, as you've quickly discovered all the cracks in...
View ArticleFrom the Trenches
Things change every day as a parent. Being a parent requires extreme flexibility. It requires quickness and sharpness of mind. It requires creativity. Being a parent, especially of young children,...
View Articlea somewhatwhere prayer
I've decided that we have not the money to dye my hair nor do I have the time to pluck the greys. In Minnesota my mother stands next to me in the bathroom, ruffles my hair, "Aren't you a little young...
View ArticleLetter to a 12-month-old on His Birthday
This is long overdue, I know. I've been avoiding it because it feels so large and overwhelming. But I need to get through this. So here goes...You had a crazy month bud. For most of it, we traveled or...
View ArticleI Once Saw a Psychic Who Told Me I'd Have 2 Kids
When I was in college, living in Tempe, Arizona, the summers blew air like ovens--stagnant and too much to bear.I lived with a bunch of girls--best gal pals--who lived together & worked together...
View ArticleLetter to a 13-month-old
Dear Dax/Daxy/Daxadocious,Would you stop getting cooler and cooler and funner and funner? I don't think my heart can take it, it's going to explode. Especially in the mornings when I'm all sleepy and I...
View ArticleLetter to a 14 month old
You got a wicked sense of humor kid. It's very very weird to see my sense of humor on a little being. It's not always as cute as I think it is ;-)! For example, you boink people on the head with any...
View Articlethere's something happening here.
We took a plane over a week ago, dashed headlong into Alaska. Got swallowed by its darkness, packed with snow and ice and wind and cold. The family whirled around us, cooking pancakes and pizzas....
View Article2012: Forwards and Reflections, Three Lists
HAPPY NEW YEAR! While 2010 was The Year of Dax, 2011 definitely was a Year of Transition. Becoming a mother to Dax turned my world upside down. While I birthed him in 2010, it was 2011 that truly...
View ArticleLetter to a 15-month-old
You seem so much less like a baby as of late and more and more like a little boy. This thrills us and saddens us at the same time. I already can't remember you as a little newborn and that was not that...
View ArticleThe Land of Sand & Fog
We are wading through the sunlight in Del Mar, California. It is a typical Wednesday. But I am tired, feeling a little broken. Dave suggests we drive here, for a change. The beach stretches it's beige...
View ArticleLetter to a 16 month old
I'm not sure why I'm dragging on this particular post--sorry it's so late buddy. But honey, you've been so darn busy. Frankly, I'm exhausted. The minutes I get to myself--I want to simply stare at the...
View ArticleLetter to a 17 Month Old - from Daddy
What's up buddy? It's been a while since I wrote you. Your Mom is much better at getting these done than I am. So this was your 17th month of life. You and I have a pretty special thing going on, thats...
View ArticleAnd then there was Drew...
Why is it always November I feel compelled to write? The words have come back, sifting into my moments again, their poetry lulling me back to the page. I thought I abandoned you, blog. Left you cold....
View ArticleLast Post
So this is it. My last post on 365. I made the decision immediately after my last post. I finally knew this blog had reached its conclusion. I wanted to formally say It Is So.This blog started out very...
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