Thoughts of a First Snowfall

Sometimes I can’t believe we lost a baby. It was just over a month ago; it seems like ages since we found out the news, and yet it feels like it all happened too fast. I’d be 27 weeks yesterday. Something I learned from the movie Inside-Out is that you can’t put Sadness in a... Continue Reading →

To Every Season

One of the most consistent things about parenthood so far (besides all of my clothes being covered in some glaze of peanut butter, snot and chalk dust) is that no matter what phase we’re in, change is inevitably around the corner. Fine motor, gross motor, speech, interests… as soon as Baby Girl's got one thing... Continue Reading →

What Not To Say

We were positively giddy the day we saw our second baby on ultrasound; not just finding out that she was a girl, but just seeing her face and tangled up limbs and tiny hands waving. I was nearly in tears watching our next daughter. But earlier that month, I kept remembering a different ultrasound, when... Continue Reading →

No It All

No.It happens often. Lately, conversations with Adalyn tend to go a little like this: Parent: Addie-Boo, want some grapes with lunch? Adalyn: No. Parent: Adalyn, let’s get ready for the market. Adalyn: No. Parent: Adalyn, tell Wallie it’s time for a walk. Adalyn: No [while retrieving leash and high-tailing it to the door]. Whether or... Continue Reading →

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