August 21, 2009

nine months old

You’ve been out—in my arms—as long as you were inside.

You sit on my lap, overtired, teething and fussing. Your bottom lip juts out. Your baby feelings are hurt. You noise and trill, twisting away from me until something catches your eye.

Then, very carefully, you brush your skinny-fat fingertips against the ring I [...]

August 20, 2009

Girl Talk Thursday – rollin’ with my homies

I don’t get out with girlfriends often. It’s one of the biggest things I miss about working outside the home (and my life before kids.) When I do, even if it’s just an errand or a quick happy hour, I cling to the chick-time like it’s estrogen oxygen.

(Maybe that’s because I’m surrounded by [...]

August 17, 2009

let us entertain you

Each day, thousands of mothers sit down in front of computers and compose short essays about life, parenting, pop culture or whatever happens to be on their minds. They publish those thoughts to blogs. They read other blogs. They do their thing, whatever that thing may be.

Some women blog to entertain. Some women [...]