Her New Deal

Copout Post-Blathering Post

We just got back from Austin where I attended the Blathering, and now we’re leaving town for the rest of the week, so even if I had fantasies of updating thoroughly, I couldn’t tonight because packing is dominating (what in the world can I take on a plane to amuse a sometimes pissy when she [...]

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We have…

A lot of this.

A smidge of this.

And the most of this.

Every week she learns something new, which thrills me, but also rips at my heart because that means she’s one skill closer to not needing us for everything. She’s long refused to let us hold her bottle, will be on the other side of the [...]

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Clutter we loved: Part 1, Babywearing

All of our baby stuff would have been clutter two years ago, and will eventually be clutter again in a few months, at least until we have a second child.
Before Hannah was born I tweaked the heck out of our baby registry–it was a work in progress before, during, and after our shower. I didn’t [...]

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The Queen’s summons

Hannah is not quite eight months yet, but thoughts of her first birthday have been crossing my mind since before she was born. I’ve vacillated between having an intimate fondue party with our immediate family or actually pulling together some sort of shindig. These are the ideas I have so far.
Banana Republic:
Come as your [...]

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All I need to know about childbirth I learned in Kindergarten

I bet you didn’t know I was a birth photographer. When my grandmother gave this pup back to me today, I knew I had to show off my birth photography skills. No need to thank me.
I may be dating myself by talking about this dog, but she’s worth it. She’s unambiguously a SHE, and she [...]

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Lucky

We are so lucky.

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Time’s cliches

Something about having a baby has made me hyper-aware of the cliches I spit (see?) out on a frighteningly regular basis. When I use them, I know I’m being lazy with my word choice, and as an ardent defender of words, this rubs me the wrong way (see? and, a mixed metaphor to boot (see [...]

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TTFN*

Well, we’re off again. Hannah is becoming a road warrior, it seems. Each trip gets easier, but this time we’re going west, into the desert.
If you know me, you know I’m not a sun person. Not even a little bit.
The things we do for family.
Anyway, this is the face Hannah made when she learned she [...]

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