" For those of you who have met me through my blogging, I have to say, it's been wonderful to get to know you.
It's partly because I thrive on being busy; the busier I am, the more I get done. We lit candles, and set them afloat in the tub in Larissa's garden. Marionberry walnut crisp. Don't get me wrong, I love to hold my baby, I furiously protect every moment of time when I get to cuddle uninterrupted with Truman.
And I can't figure out why I, a work-from-home mom with an involved baby-daddy in the picture, should be having such a hard time with guilt. A ripped-up-jersey sheet is a "star blankie" and having it on your head makes you a "scary GHOST. If you miss me, check there for an intimate, and detailed, play-by-play.
It's called Friends of Indoor Park and I'd like to tell you a little - no, a lot - about it.
He's already far upwards of eight and his legs get chunkier every day. And I'd rather not illuminate the distinction. I rarely drink enough water, partly because I'm lazy. " And sometimes when I return from my third meeting in three nights, I sit and think to myself, how do I do it? With Truman, I'm happy to hand him off to someone more capable of gurgling to a delicate little thing who can't give anything back but heavy breathing and cries. But, you know me, I'm still going to try. Your family lexicon represents your time, your place, your lifestyle, your culture, your choices. And then there are the forgotten phone calls, the lists made months ago but never completed, the eighth-order priorities that slid off the table altogether.
We also are both suckers, with big hearts for the down-and-out. I'm vastly better with older children.
He gamely showered and helped pack up the car, but his heart wasn't in it. Where is my tiny infant?
But, you know me, I'm still going to try.
In an Episcopalian way, you understand.
" Meaning that I have permission to go into labor. She told me how badly she'd felt when she'd left Sebastian to cry so she could finish a crafty project.
Of course, mama needs to eat. It's how I stay in touch with my old friends and how I make new ones. He's fantastically cute, and we expect him to be a blonde curly-headed ball of muscle, also just like Everett.
Given that our group is evolving, if you live nearby and you, too, need that regular support network, please, get in touch with me. Pick them up for playdates or trips to the zoo.
Hydration helps prevent contractions, too, so if I was threatening early labor it would be even more needed.
Larissa has a beautiful post about wistfulness, and Saudade, "a nostalgia for a fleeting beauty as it passes. You may be visiting because you saw the article in today's Oregonian.
It's not color-coded, but it does include drip coffee and yogurt with toppings.
We met weekly, at one anothers' homes, or at a coffee shop, bar or restaurant. But looking back on it, I knew that much of my disappointment was because of my impatience and inexperience.
Today was the last first bath Truman will ever take.