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As I write this, Adlai is sleeping upstairs, and Koa is lying at my feet, cooing and shouting and occasionally puking or sounding like he’s going to need to be picked up soon, to be wound into the...
On March 25, Koa David arrived via a quick and peaceful delivery. More to come, as I re-enter the land of the living.
Five Things to Look at On The Internet 1. After Steubenville: 25 Things Our Sons Need to Know About Manhood As a mother of a son (and another arriving at any moment), this post by Ann Voskamp...
Last Friday, I made a list of things people have said to me recently about my pregnancy. Most of them were about my size, but one was just this: “Come out, Baby Dwight!” Before this past weekend,...
Five Pregnancy-Related Things People Have Said to Me This Week 1. “It doesn’t look like your baby has dropped yet.” For anyone not well-versed in pregnancy speak, a baby generally “drops” (also...
via It was never my intention to not write for two weeks, but these last few weeks of pregnancy have done something strange to me: they have turned me into an introvert. A friend of mine in her...
Last Wednesday morning, we dropped Adlai off at Simon’s parents’ house and drove to Windsor, where we stayed in a beautiful old hotel for 24 hours. To some of you, 24 hours may not seem like much...
Five of My Favourite-Ever Movie Scenes 1. Tom’s morning-after dance number from 500 Days of Summer. 2. Carl and Ellie’s love story from Up. 3. Princess Buttercup pushes Westley down a hill in The...
I had never heard of Pancake Day until I moved to the UK, but now that I know about it, I’ll never go a year without celebrating. Pancake Day (celebrated on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent) was...
Okay, it’s not Friday. But let’s pretend. Plus, this post should kind of explain for itself why it’s happening on a Saturday. For the past several months, I’ve been super, super busy with writing...
All day Saturday I felt this baby boy moving inside of me. And I mean all. day. I pointed it out to Simon, who watched from across the room as my belly pulsed and rolled, and I put Adlai’s hand …...
Five Things I’m Dreaming Of 1. Meeting my new little boy. Now that it’s February, I can finally say he’ll be here next month. Unless, of course, I’m overdue. (Please no.) 2. A house with a third...
There was a brief period from about 1994-1996, when I was pretty sure I was being raised by idiots. Turns out I was wrong. Here are just a few of the five kabillion things my mom was right about…...
Some days, everything just hurts. I am tired and sensitive and easily offended. I am sure I am a selfish wife and a lazy mother and a rubbish friend. And I feel too weak to carry all the weight...
Last Tuesday, I had an appointment with my midwife. I was 28 weeks pregnant, so it was your standard blood-testing, baby-poking, pee-in-a-cup appointment. My visits with my midwife are always...
In which I clear up the sex of this baby… boys’ room | Mast Brothers| Mario Bros. Let’s hear it for the boys.
Five Great Things on the Internet 1. My Everyday – a series on Kelli + Vanessa, about creative moms. Aaaand, I just so happen to be featured today. 2. An Uncomfortable January – a series going on...
Today you can find me on Kelli + Vanessa, where I’m part of a series very close to my heart, called My Everyday. Based partly in Instagram, it’s a collection of interview questions and photos from...
I’ve never been a big fan of New Year’s resolutions, but there’s something about a new year that inspires me to think about what’s gone and dream about what’s coming. I’ve always – always – spent a...
A good friend and former co-worker of mine lost his 20-year-old son three years ago. I am ashamed to say how long it took me to email him, to say that I’d heard, that I was so sorry. When I …...
When I was 20, my friend Danny introduced me to a tiny girl in our university cafeteria. Danny had to run to class, but the girl and I ended up sitting for hours at one of the long tables, talking...
There is no “Five Things Friday” today…only tears and prayers for the children and families of Sandy Hook Elementary School. “He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his...
Life could take, take every dream away You’d still be my Risen One, the place where my hope comes from Life could break, You’d still be my saving grace My promise of all to come, the place where my...
1. I shot some Teeny Tiny Mini Sessions on Wednesday morning. All of toddlers. Which meant I spent three hours trying to catch shots of kids without their fingers in their noses. 63% success rate....
1. I’m looking forward to my Saturday: brunch with sweet friends, followed by handmade Christmas shopping, followed by watching White Christmas (my most favourite Christmas movie of all time) for...
During the summers in college, I worked at an all-girls’ camp. My friend Molly had a Bath & Body Works air freshener hanging from the ceiling fan in her room. It was Moonlight Path. And she said...
I can’t tell you how much I loved this wedding. It was my first time visiting Scotland, and the people were warm and welcoming, and the accents, well…I shouldn’t have to tell you I love a Scottish...
Five Things I’m Thankful For (in the spirit of the holiday) 1. My sweet two-year-old! 2. My bread-and-butter copywriting work. 3. Uploading the final photo from the wedding I shot in Scotland a...
Dear Adlai, It seems fitting that you’re turning two today, on Thanksgiving Day. I’ve only ever been as thankful as I am for you today for one other thing, and that is your Daddy. On the day you...
Sometimes teaching Adlai new words feels a lot like this.
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