Written August 5, 2020. Can someone tell me where the last 6 weeks went? I’ve been spending some nights recently looking at photos. If I put the photos of our baby from his first 6 weeks against the photos recently, I could make the case that I’m looking at 2 different kids. At almost 12 […]
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Letters to Our Baby – Letter 5, Newborn
The Longest Shortest Weeks Begun June 16, 2020 – 1 month mark. Completed June 26 at 6 week mark. Please excuse the scattered, nonlinear thoughts. “I lost time I didn’t even know I had.” — Daniel “What are you worried about?” — Our Midwives; “I’m not worried about birth. I think that’ll be painful, but […]
Letters to Our Baby – Letter 4, Birth
Started May 26 on the iPhone in between feedings with a sleeping baby in my lap. Please excuse typos and nonsensical sentences. The Best Day of My Life It’s been 10 days now since our baby boy swam into my arms, and I got to pull him from the water to take his first breath […]
Letters to Our Baby – Letter 3, Unexpected Pregnancy Megalomania
Written April 25, 2020 What do Sheryl Sandberg, Jim Henson, and my pregnancy have in common? * * * * * Sometime around month 4 just into my second trimester, I distinctly remember waking up with a sudden feeling of massive life failure: “I’m 33, 4 months pregnant, and what life accomplishments do I have […]
Letters to Our Baby – Letter 2, Home Birth
Written April 16, 2020 When a family member, M*, decided to do a home birth a few years ago in the US, we all freaked out. Those in the inner circle that she shared this with were told to keep it strictly secret from her parents. When a family friend (a doctor) found out about […]
Letters to Our Baby – Letter 1
Written March 21, 2020It’s been over a year since my last post. I lost track of time and felt so much joy in our travels and adventures that I forgot to write about them. We were too busy moving throughout Asia and enjoying cherry blossoms in Japan (from parks in Tokyo to mountains in Hokkaido), […]