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Monthly Archives November 2009

nice

It’s nice to walk around town with a cold-nosed friend and a cold-nosed baby and cold hands when the sky is a fading pink and the yellow glow of living rooms light the streets.

Posted 10 November 2009 † lindsey § life ‡ Comments (0) °

list: doing things with a little baby around

Things it is easy to do with a little baby around:
1. Read. Oh, it is delicious the way I can devour books while the little one nurses.  One of the chief surprise pleasures of motherhood.
2. Walk. Not that I didn’t walk much before (I did), but carrying litle Reed around is a supreme excuse to [...]

Posted 09 November 2009 † lindsey § eras § lists § motherhood ‡ Comments (1) °

bath hair

Little Reed, I love giving you baths.  And not because I particularly like washing your slippery little body while you cry and cry.  But because I love wrapping you in a warm blanket and watching your hair dry.
Oh, I love your hair after you take a bath.  I stare at your hair so much that [...]

Posted 06 November 2009 † lindsey § life § motherhood ‡ Comments (0) °

i like our mornings together

Posted 05 November 2009 † lindsey § life § motherhood ‡ Comments (2) °

i also like

I also like that it gets dark at 5:00.
and Reed’s hair after a bath.

Posted 04 November 2009 † lindsey § life ‡ Comments (0) °