April 2011

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  Sick Day

  04.28.11 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Tom stayed home yesterday while I lay dying. I feel a lot better today, and I’m beyond grateful my husband has a job where he can take a sick day when I need him to. The only thing is, now the inside of my house looks like my putrifying flesh felt like yesterday. On the [...]

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  Three can be the loneliest number

  04.22.11 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  Yesterday Avery and I had a long talk that left us in tears at the same time it made me glad to be here, glad to be her mother. My daughter has a “best friend” who will apparently think she is weak and a crybaby if she does not join her in being mean to [...]

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  Flexible Milestones

  04.20.11 | Permalink | 11 Comments

  When Avery first rolled over (and off my bed), it was a happy milestone (any resulting brain damage appears minimal). I was thrilled when she slept through the night, when she smiled, when she laughed, when she crawled, when she walked. When Callie first rolled over (and off my bed), it was a great milestone [...]

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  A mother . . .

  04.07.11 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  A mother learns to pee slowly so she can have a few extra seconds alone (if she has a lock on the bathroom door). A mother makes dessert after the kids are in bed so she doesn’t have to share. A mom turns the radio up loud not so she can dance with her children [...]