we are big on do overs in our house. life is far far far from perfect. failure is inevitable. but we have to be gentle with ourselves and try try try again. yesterday was a failure. it was your first day at a new school. instead of helping you get ready or taking tons of […]
my beloved number four, one day we will live in a house with more space. until then, you get to call every free corner of our home “your bedroom”.
you would think that with all these years of parenting i would learn. daddy gave you a shower when you got home from the ocean. he wrapped you in a towel, placed you on the bed, and then left to get a diaper. moments later he returned to find you asleep. of course he came […]
i need to be honest with you. for nine months i struggled. i felt ashamed that i wasn’t enjoying our time together or our connection. actually, i didn’t feel connected at all. i was unavailable to myself, to everyone and everything. it isn’t easy to come clean like this. but i must. i need to […]
a lot changed while mama and daddy were in the hospital with your baby brother. i knew it would. the older ones always shoot up when the new one emerges. so this is your new attire at breakfast. apparently only the baby should be wearing diapers.
