Mama Said No. All The Time.
One day I sat in an adjoining room to where my husband and daughter were. I didn’t know particularly what they were up to, but at one point, a full…Continue Reading →
Dear Ameli- Letter To A Thirteen Month Old
Dearest little girl, Yes, that’s you. No longer a baby, but a full blown toddler, walking, (sort of) talking, toddler.…
To Which Self Be True – Finding Balance in Motherhood
I’ve been thinking a lot about balance over the last few weeks. Balance between my different selves, or the different…
Dear Ameli- Letter to a One Year Old
Dear Ameli Happy Birthday little girl! You are a year old! Last year, round about this time, we were waking up from our first sleep – you were nestled in…Continue Reading →
Memories
I’ve been thinking about memories a lot lately. I guess it makes sense with not only a recent death in…
Dear Ameli- Letter to an Eleven Month Old
Hello beautiful girl, How we have come 11 months in the blink of an eye I just don’t know. Our…
Dear Ameli- Letter to a Ten Month Old
Dear Ameli, We’ve had a rough week. You may be walking and trying really hard to talk, but at the heart of, well, you’re still a baby. My little ten…Continue Reading →
Whose Baby Is It Anyway?
New parents are bombarded with information from their first visit to a medical professional, throughout their pregnancy and the early…
Do Girls Really Need to be Daddy’s Princess?
I have a good father. I know that I am lucky. He was away a lot when I was a…
If I Should Die…
Dear Ameli, As I lay feeding you tonight, watching your eyes grow heavy and your breath deepen, I wondered what you would want to know about me one day, if…Continue Reading →