When Ronan wakes first thing in the morning, he wants to be held for a while. And he gives kisses. Lots of kisses. Any moment when Ronan is asleep and I am awake. Like right now. Holding hands with my husband while we’re sitting on the couch enjoying a show together. Walking out of the grocery store realizing it was… Read More
Found But So Lost.
I have this sense of serenity. A peace and yet excitement about the future that I haven’t had in a long time. I feel like I know where I’m going, and there is a definite path to get there. No wondering, hoping, or being let down by someone else. This one is all about me. Yet… Yet Ronan is an… Read More
22 Weeks.
I have found myself in a funny place. I don’t remember being like this with Ronan at all. I wish I were, I wish I had known better. A sweet friend recommended to me that I read Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth… and so I did. I had no idea how much it would change my life. I honestly and… Read More
The Fever.
This child. The one that never complains, never gets sick, always sleeps. He’s in a perpetual good mood, despite some occasional crabbiness. He’s a pro at playing independently. He hasn’t been himself. For days now, Ronan has been whiny, crabby, frustrating, irritating, upset and impatient. He wants to sit on my lap all day. He wants me to carry him… Read More
21 weeks.
I hate myself for not writing, sometimes. I hate myself for not being more thorough. I hate that I’ve told myself again and again that “I will remember this” and “no one wants to read this.” Only, I write because I want to read it. I write because I need to get it out and get it down. Not because… Read More
Where I’m From
I am from knitted sweaters and socks, from Kraft Dinner with ketchup and beef barley soup that I can never make quite the way she can. I am from the Great White North, the friendly, caring, crisp with cold mountains, lovely plains of grain, Tim Hortons and hockey. I am from the hay in the fields, the frozen water under… Read More
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