Oct 6, 2011

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Leaving my son for the first time

Leaving my son for the first time

In less than 2 weeks, I will be leaving on a business trip for a week. And...

Sep 30, 2011

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The book I wanna write

The book I wanna write

As time goes by I am refining more and more what I want the purpose of this...

Sep 23, 2011

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Bye, bye, baby…

Bye, bye, baby…

 ”I kiss you and kiss you, with arms round my own, Ah, how shall I miss...

Sep 23, 2011

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African babies don’t cry (or, why my...

African babies don’t cry (or, why my daughter sleeps in our bed)

  This is really about adults sleeping with babies and less about Africa,...

Sep 20, 2011

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It matters

It matters

The other day, I met a nice lady at the park and spent 10 minutes chatting...

Sep 18, 2011

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Paging June Cleaver…

Paging June Cleaver…

Though staying home with my kids is something I never, ever thought I would...

Sep 14, 2011

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Listen.

Listen.

Oh the pain, the pain I’ve been in! When will my life be normal...

Sep 12, 2011

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Oh, Diastasis, you kind of ruined my...

Oh, Diastasis, you kind of ruined my life (or at least my waistline)

This photo was taken around 2 weeks postpartum. At the time I was thankful...

Sep 7, 2011

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Be. Here. Now.

Be. Here. Now.

Before I had kids, I was kind of an impatient person (cue hysterical laughter...

Sep 6, 2011

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What my husband will never understan...

What my husband will never understand

Before I had a kid, the things my husband didn’t understand were few and...

Sep 4, 2011

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When a doula has a baby: part 2

When a doula has a baby: part 2

In my last post, I wrote about what it was like to have a baby after attending...

Sep 3, 2011

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Unintentional wounds

Unintentional wounds

I am not the first and only person to say this…we don’t need any...