Dear Joy and John Paul, On the way home from the store today, we were pushing naptime and I had a grumpy 14-month-old as a result. Not even his new Hot Wheels could console him ("a CAH!"). All I could hear was whining and fussing. So I reached for the one thing that has reliably calmed Eli down ... Read More about Gratitude
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Reader
I don't have much time to read books these days (although somehow I managed to read TWO full-length grown-up books** today!) but I do read things in my RSS reader. A few people have asked what blogs I read on a regular basis so I thought I'd do a rundown here. ** Today I read Torn by Justin Lee ... Read More about Reader
Christopher
In the wee small hours of March 4, 1997, a 10 pound, 8 ounce baby boy named Christopher was delivered by his mother into my gloved hands. Earlier that evening I witnessed two Cesarean sections and assisted at three other vaginal births. I was fourteen. I had joined the Explorers program as a way ... Read More about Christopher
Delivery
Fair Warning: If you are a boy you probably don't want to read this post. You might not want to read it if you're a girl either, unless you are currently gestating a member(s) of the next generation of humanity or are planning to gestate one or more in the near future. Hello pregnant lady! By now ... Read More about Delivery
Control
I really like to be in control. A lot. I have a plan in my head and it is the best one of all the plans. If someone else is making the plan and I am to follow it, we need to stick to the plan. There is not much room for flexibility with me. Okay, maybe I seem flexible on the outside sometimes, but ... Read More about Control