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My old blog

If you're interested in reading older posts, please visit my original blog. I've been writing since April of this year, and I have over fifty posts in my archives. (Eventually, they will all appear on this site.)

Sneaking Out the Back Door

“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”

Kahlil Gibran

Over the last month, it seems as though Fig has become more attached to me than usual.  She’s sleeping through the night now and I’m down to only two breast-feeds each day, so she may [...]

The Greatest of Love

“Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs…since the payment is pure love.”

Mildred B. Vermont

Pip told me that I was ‘the greatest of love’ when I was tucking her into bed.  The greatest of love.  How does she do it?  How does this tiny person create the most [...]

Baby Steps

“Too many people grow up.  That’s the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up.”

Walt Disney

Fig is making big, bold, beautiful steps toward independence.  She’s walking, talking, napping without nursing, and the other day we took our first ‘baby-carrier-less’ hike.  It’s true.  No stroller, no baby-backpack, no [...]