Dirty Paws
I don’t like feeling left out. Yet I can’t lie in saying I haven’t felt left behind on more than one occasion in the last four months. That is how old my dear little person is (almost), and I...
View ArticleOops I Did It Again
It smelled like garbage. Again. And I loved it. Again. I think that is (at least one of the reasons) why I love garbage so much to this day (much to the chagrin of my forever people). I like it because...
View ArticleThe End of The Tunnel
I’m sure it looks different for everyone. In its various forms, the darkness has a way of encompassing us sometimes. Be it in a job we hate. Or a project that never ends. Maybe in a toxic relationship....
View ArticleHe Looked At Me
The emotion evoked by well-being, success or good fortune. This is one of four definitions on a sign I noticed in baby Carter’s room tonight. It seems an appropriate set of people words to reference...
View ArticleOn Making Mistakes
It’s happened to the best of us. We looked back on something and thought to ourselves “self, that was not the best idea.” That was absolutely the wrong thing to do in that situation. That was a...
View ArticleThe Greatest Thing
I think a lot of people think they know what’s coming. They’ve read the books. They’ve bought the supplies. They’ve been pregnant for nine months or ten or eight. I know the path to get there is...
View ArticleThe Truth About Happiness
There’s this problem I have with loneliness. It’s one thing when its you feel lonely. It’s something very different when it’s someone you love. I am struggling with something I didn’t know whether I...
View ArticleNever Letting Go
I wasn’t expecting anything. Not with the baby around. And mom being really sick. And dad being distracted with work stuff. So you can imagine my surprise when it happened. It wasn’t right away in the...
View ArticleThe Purest Joy
It’s kind of a fluke when it happens. Yet every now and then again it does. I smile like a human. So I intend to burst no one’s proverbial bubble by sharing what I am about to say. However, I think...
View ArticleOn Coming in Second
I’ve heard of it happening with little people. Baby boys and girls who grow up to be big brothers and sisters. For some, it’s a walk in the park. For others, it’s not easy being the first child once...
View ArticleWhat A Heart Attack Feels Like
Incorrigible. That is the only word I can think of to describe dear baby Carter today. He’s now perfected the skill of feeding me straight from his high chair, but that is something I can tell my dear...
View ArticleSmiling Eyes
I didn’t mean it. I couldn’t help it. I don’t know why it happened. And I’m sorry now. I did a terrible thing last night. I know I can’t take it back, but I certainly wish I could. It was bath time,...
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