Panicking Like A Hebrew
Patience is virtue that babies have yet to cultivate. Especially hungry ones. When I lift my son from his bed he wiggles all over with excitement. “I’m about to...
Category: THE LITTLE THINGS
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“Big” is a Nebulous Term
“Son, look up into that huge dark sprawling 40-foot tree. Now look beyond the tree at the first star tonight. Did you know that that star is bigger than that tr...
3 Thousand Different Kinds of Beautiful
1) Sunlight on water can be a thousand different kinds of beautiful. Even over the same body of water, this East Texas lake for instance, every morning sky ref...
A Big Loudbright in the Sky
From the front yard of our house of the week, we sense the local July 4 celebration flickering just below the horizon. Surrounded by rising fireflies below a c...
20 Minute Escape
“Heather, I’m home. Oh, I forgot to return the library books. I’ll go back.” “No. I’ll go,” I snatched the keys from Chris’ hand mid stride. I love my childr...
Songs for Moms
I Get to be the One by JJ Heller You Make Me Believe in Love by JJ Heller Keep You Safe by JJ Heller Seeds by Brooke Fraser In My Arms by Plumb I Am by Jill Phi...
Favorite Passtimes of a 10-month-old
Emptying the shoe rack Climbing on top of the empty shoe rack Climbing on top of the toy chest Climbing on top of the printer Staring longingly into the bathtub...
A Few More Things I’ve Learned Mo. 6
It is best to keep your mouth closed when playing horsey with him on my knees… he drools. Just because he is usually quiet and content in the mid afternoon doe...
Cloth Diapers vs. Disposables
I did some math on diapering costs and thought I’d share my findings with you. Disposable Diapers from the store cost about $.20 each give or take. The average ...
Hungry Goats & the Social Mommy Phenomenon
Blue Eyes and I went on a date to Princeton today while his daddy attended a lecture at the university. I wore him in my frontal red papoose as we window- shop...
A few things I’ve learned
I’ve learned that when you become a mom, you also become a lighter sleeper. I typically wake up to hungry “O o-o o o”s before the crying starts. One night, howe...
Pregnancy Diaries
You know you are 9 months pregnant when you count to yourself “1-2-3” before sliding out of a restaurant booth. Oh yes. Counting to get up out of a low car wa...
Pregnancy Diaries: You know you’re 9 months pregnant when…
Started my ninth month yesterday.You know you are nine months pregnant when you try to squat to accomplish a chore, but fall down 30 seconds later.You know you ...
Common Question: So, how are you feeling? (often accompanied by belly touching,
which is actually okay as long as I know the person because I am pretty touchy myself.) Answer: Well, I am feeling pretty darn pregnant. I am not ready for him ...
Pregnancy Diaries:
Chris came home from work to me cooking. He plucked some food off of the underside of my belly, “Did you know that was there?” Embarrassed, I answered, “No. I c...
Ultrasound
If you don’t know my husband, this will tell you a little about him.The ultrasound tech asked, “And what does that look like right there?”With little hesitation...
Doctor’s orders
I told my prenatal doctor yesterday that I cannot physically eat the recommended 2500 calories a day- or at least I cannot eat that much in healthy foods. So sh...
>Conversation with Mom
>Mom, So I attended a women’s Bible study group that meets every Monday morning- its pretty much a group for stay at home moms, so naturally they bring their...