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It’s Hot in Here

I promise to never, ever take the gift of air conditioning for granted again. It’s a sweltering 85 degrees here in Georgia. Our thermostat says it’s about 86 degrees in our cozy townhome. That’s a sticky 86 degrees, too. Our air conditioning has gone kaput. “Let’s pretend we’re in a jungle,” I say to myRead the whole post >>

A First Birthday Letter to my Baby Girl

The birthday girl Dear Mary Elizabeth (also known as M.E.), April 5, 2010 This past weekend we celebrated the new life that is you. Just one year ago I was walking alongside your daddy on a beautiful spring day. It was Palm Sunday, and it seemed fitting that I was in a passion of myRead the whole post >>

What You Really, Really Don’t Want to Find in Your Baby’s Mouth

This morning I discovered my beloved baby (the alleged food snob) plopped down next to our sliding glass doors, taking note of the sunny day, and munching on a beetle. Choking hazard aside, I’m not sure if a crunchy insect would be considered the breakfast of champions. Ewwwwww…

Unconditional Love

I’m the nursing the baby in the soft light of morning while my 5-year-old stands close by, watching the two of us. She reaches over and gently touches the sucking cheeks of her little sister. “She’s the most ‘beautifulest,’ cutest, most wonderful baby there ever was, isn’t she?” After a brief pause, my older daughterRead the whole post >>

Lessons from a Third Child

I remember how much I looked forward to my firstborn’s well-child visits at the pediatrician. I could easily recount every milestone. Her entire first year of life was documented in a scrapbook with artsy layouts as well as in a journal that read like Proust. Fast forward five years and three babies later, and thisRead the whole post >>