I can’t say the day began promising. Adam had been sick the last couple days and I woke to a house that seemed wild and a husband tired and coughing (poor dear!) and a son that should have eating an hour ago, but of course there was nothing in the house. And so I tried [...]
She seems content to be in the world, as though she knew just what to expect, planned her arrival date decidedly, and made the transition swiftly and punctually, exactly to her liking.
(I love meeting new people. Especially when I love them.)
Helen Wright Whitlock was born at dawn on Sunday after three hours of labor. Sunday August 28. 5:56 am. A thick band of pink outside the birthing room window. 18.5 inches. 7 lb 8oz.
She is as healthy as a horse, wakeful, and an excellent snuggler. We love her, and are happily settling into life at [...]
Still can’t wrap my head around the fact that one of these days, any day, we will fully be a family of four. Having kids is a wild, wonderous thing. I didn’t really know that until I had one of my own. Some people are born knowing that. Not me.
Adam is spending these days at [...]
I like that he has a wild way of playing and a serious way of working. And I like that when I brought out the saucer of olive oil for myself this afternoon, he methodically took his pieces of bread and dipped them and thought it was very good. It was.
For the first time, today, [...]
During the day, I hardly know I am pregnant. Yes, there is a belly to contend with and the occasional kick and wiggle. And of course it is nice to lie down after a short walk here or there. But that all is normal now. It requires no thought. It is just The Way My Life Is. [...]
“Do not hurry; do not rest,” said Goethe. And if I have learned one thing about life with a child, it is this: do not hurry.
Do not hurry.
Do not hurry.
Do not hurry.
And suddenly, I am comfortable. I don’t know if is because the temperature dropped or if the baby did or if I am accustom, now, to sitting funny ways and sneaking naps. But the pager number I scribbled with such urgency last week onto this page of my planner seems quaint and unnecessary. No, this [...]
Dreaming: about going into labor almost every night. Probably because most nights I really feel like I might go into labor.
Daydreaming: about (oh my goodness) holding this actual baby. This baby I’ve been getting to know all this time, but have never seen. Oh, and having the laundry done and the closets cleared.
Eating: second helpings.
Feeling: [...]
We were promised a hot day, and the heat came quickly to us. After breakfast, we set out into the garden to water and play, and by 9:00, the edges of our hair were damp with good, summer sweat. We spent the later part of the morning around a bathtub of cool water and bowls [...]