Entries tagged with 'Motherhood'
Hello, Teagan Jayne :: Part II
August 28, 2010
Continued from Part I[Quick note: Yes, it has taken this many months to write this all out. How many? Eleven crazy crazy months of balls-to-the-wall gnarliness, and I don't wanna hear any guff about the delay. I feel like a... Read more >
Holes In My Face
June 27, 2010
It's bedtime, and Makenna and I are lying in bed, facing one another and talking. She's 3, so the conversation usually goes along the lines of me making her stuffed cow, Baby Cowie, talk, or if I'll rub her back... Read more >
Hello, Teagan Jayne :: Part I
September 12, 2009
This one's for Teagan. To remember the day she was born. If I told you that 5:45 Sunday morning, September 6, 2009, arrived in an eyeblink, quicker than thought, quicker even than acceptance of eight-plus months of denial could evaporate... Read more >
Time Ticks Down
August 19, 2009
Three weeks to go. And who'd have thought two pregnancies could be so different? It's weird enough having something wiggling around on the inside of your body, shoving itty bitty extremeties into the nooks and crannies of your hip bones,... Read more >
Fences & Flowers
May 21, 2009
Last week was surgery week - me, with more skin cancer removals, and The Varmint with a much more serious sinus surgery involving anesthesia, nose splints, and the dreaded Schnozz Hammock. This would not have been a fun week, regardless... Read more >
Serious Business
April 18, 2009
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Suspended
April 5, 2009
Late Tuesday, I was notified that a recent blood test came back positive for the likelihood of catastrophic genetic abnormalities with our baby-to-be. They'd need to take some emergency diagnostic tests, but it didn't look good.I hung up the phone,... Read more >
Letter to Makenna: First Day of Preschool
March 26, 2009
Dear Makenna,Boy, have I got a surprise for you. In just a few months, you're going to have your very own live baby to play with! That's right! All yours. Of course, we probably need to have a chat before... Read more >
Welcome to the Jungle, Part II
March 11, 2009
It has been weeks since a decent post, but that's because I've been puking my guts out for the last couple of months. Any time not spent hovering over the crapper has pretty much been spent trying to figure out... Read more >
Ice Kweem
November 18, 2008
There is one thing in this world, and only one thing in this world that will make my bullheaded, deeply focused, independent and self-aware two year old immediately stop what she's doing and look you in the eyes. And that... Read more >
Pheeeeeew-weeeeeeeeet!
October 29, 2008
I was speaking with my neighbor Jen the other day - she who, traitorously, is moving away as soon as her house sells, taking Mak's favorite playmate 2 year-old Eddie and his little brother Ethan away with her. (Not that... Read more >
New Ventures in Capitalism
October 23, 2008
How's your brain? Are you taking good care of it? Feeding it daily? Learning new things?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are not the work-from-home parent of a two year old toddler. The Varmint has... Read more >
Penguin Rodeo
October 14, 2008
Mak and Sophie and Summer and I hit Sea World yesterday. As new owner of the all-powerful Silver Pass I am now able to take my kid to Sea World any day I want, enjoy the lush grounds, one animal... Read more >
The Hostess with the Leastest
October 5, 2008
I haven't spoken at length to anybody but The Varmint, Baby Mak and Deb for more than seven days straight. This remains true despite the fact I hosted book club with 4 of my favorite gal pals in attendance on... Read more >
The All-Girl Getaway - Plus Varmint (& Kid)
August 7, 2008
Our girlfriend getaway for Jen, Deb, Donna and me has been planned since high school. We weren't sure where we were going - Italy was an often-mentioned spot, maybe frolicking around Greece - but we knew we were going together... Read more >
Mamma Mishaps Week
July 16, 2008
What's in the air? Who's punishing the family moms this week? Because it's getting out of hand. Seriously.In the last 7 days here's the short list of the crap that's gone down:1. My mom had surgery.2. My buddy Jen's mom... Read more >
Mak In All Her Mak-ness
July 12, 2008
Sometimes, you get a picture that really "gets" your kid. We've had a few. This one is definitely one of them. Right now, she's talking a lot - some favorite sayings include "OH, MAN!" and "I BWOKE IT!"She's an early... Read more >
Mama's Little Helper
July 6, 2008
This is a new development that I'm really loving.Yes, everything takes twice as long. Things may not be stirred quite as smoothly. And there is certainly a bit more of a mess to clean up.But then you look down, and... Read more >
Meet Norman
June 10, 2008
Yesterday, as we were getting ready to go shopping at Costco, Mak grabbed this as her traveling companion. Before you go thinking anything you shouldn't, it was purchased for us as a shower gift by our friends Summer and Karl,... Read more >
A Little to the Right
May 7, 2008
Yesterday morning, I awoke to the scramblings of my 1.5 year old. Pretty soon, I had teeny little fingers propping open my eyelids, and her grinning face and little voice squealing in my ears, "HI MOMMY!"I provided my usual grunting... Read more >
Mac'n with My Mak
May 5, 2008
Since I've switched to using a MacBook Pro from a PC laptop, things have been a lot more fun around here. Including me. Simply put, I no longer suffer from The Grumpies. (The Varmint actually calls them 'The Bitchies', but... Read more >
The Last Mojito
April 27, 2008
Last night, friends Christy and Ant came over for a cocktail before we all went out to dinner. They're fantastic hosts, the kind of people who greet you at the door with your favorite cocktail, draw you in to their... Read more >
Take Your Kid to Work Day
April 24, 2008
Deb called this morning to congratulate me, in that rabble rousing way of hers, that I "had the day off." I snorted before I could stop myself. Still, in a move I can only chalk up to delusional optimism, I... Read more >
Let's Just Call It Extra Flavorful
April 21, 2008
One of ten billion possible sentences you'd really rather you never had to say to your partner:"Um, babe? You've been here all morning with the baby, right?""That's right.""Never left the house?""Nope." "Soooo, where'd she get the hot dog?" ... Read more >
Evicted by Her Parents
March 16, 2008
In a move calculated to rid himself of having to break down the container that once housed his designer toilet, our Neighbor to the North presented Makenna with her first official separate residence: a huge cardboard box. The box sat... Read more >
Boobies & Butting Out
March 6, 2008
Too small, I thought. Too boring. Too freckly. Too white. Too pink. Too easy to blush. I bemoaned the total lack of cleavage all through high school. Sighed over their inability to augment my social life. Put up with fried... Read more >
When Daddy's Too Slow
February 21, 2008
Our kid loves bath time. As in really, really, reallllllllly loves it. Will stand there hopping from foot to foot, kicking her leg up like she's straddling a Harley to leap into that bath. So, here's a wee word to... Read more >
Just Like Daddy
December 11, 2007
So Deb and I are Christmas shopping at the bookstore. It's packed. We've got Ethan her itchy-footed toddler with us, and I'm playing zookeeper while Deb fervently seeks out appropriate gifts in the space of 3 minute increments, between demands... Read more >
Letters to Makenna: 13 Months Old
November 17, 2007
Dear Makenna,It's been awhile since mommy wrote her monthly letter to you, but I've been a little busy. You're very hard to keep up with these days. And as any mommy who gives a whoop about working, eating and household... Read more >
Birthday Party Numero Uno
October 2, 2007
She arrived with her own personal attendants, was festooned with as-yet untold treasures, lauded for her preciousness, sung to, hand-fed only the choicest morsels, given chocolate and carried about in the arms of strapping young men. She was cooed to,... Read more >
A Year Ago Today
September 29, 2007
One year ago yesterday, after 20+ hours of labor and with The Varmint and Deb standing next to me, the best thing in my life popped out of my very own innards and said hello.This picture's from the day after... Read more >
Giving Me Pause
September 8, 2007
Are you one of those people who does better when they have something fun to look forward to? So am I. In the past, that has meant traveling somewhere, exploring a foreign country, backpacking or camping, rock climbing, rafting or... Read more >
Kidnapped!
August 17, 2007
No, no. Not Mak. Charlie the Turtle. And worse? Sacha la Chat! Will the horrible, horrible repercussions of that evil weekend in Santa Barbara never end?So, I send my brother the following email missive:- - - - - - -... Read more >
The Varmint's First Groupie
August 10, 2007
Recently, The Varmint traded the lovely strumming on his pretty acoustic guitar for thumping, John Entwhistle-style, on his unplugged bass. The bass wisely remains unplugged to maintain neighborly relations - but sadly, the acoustic contribution to our household is something... Read more >
Santa Barbara Bung-tacular
August 1, 2007
This peaceful moment - of the cousins all chillin' in the tub as my sister-in-law Rachel and I looked on - was the best and briefest part of my nephew's birthday weekend. Moments later my kid would cry out as she... Read more >
Letters to Makenna: Nine Months
July 8, 2007
Dear Makenna,As I write this, you are on the floor of our bedroom, emptying out my bikini drawer and shrieking at the top of your lungs. In other words, it's just another day.Your 9 month vitals as of June 25,... Read more >
This One's For Christy
June 21, 2007
Last night was a bookless book club meeting, which really means it was an excuse for the five of us to read what we wanted this month and still get together and drink margaritas and eat Mexican food. So, after... Read more >
Letters to Makenna: 8 Months Old
May 28, 2007
Hi Makenna,You are now officially 8 months old and mama's head is spinning. Where is that little dark-eyed peanut I brought home from the hospital? And who replaced her with this dancy-eyed, whirligig of a little girl with her "Ma-maaah-mah-mah"s,... Read more >
Ch-ch-ch-changes
May 12, 2007
There are periods of your life that stretch out, seem to go on forever, with you doing the same comfortable routine: A big one is The Work Routine, where you get up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, watch... Read more >
Decisions Decisions
May 7, 2007
We wondered what happened to the chocolate cake...... Read more >
Not a Fan of the Yams
April 17, 2007
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Baby Steps to Amnesia
April 12, 2007
Sometimes, it feels like I wasted a few too billion brain cells during the halcyon days of my youth. I could really use them now. Take for example the current state of affairs: Feeling pretty much stretched to capacity, I... Read more >
Take a Seat, Baby
April 1, 2007
I am constantly amazed at the volume of crap it takes to raise a kid without going insane - play gyms, toys, chairs, seats, saucers, bouncers, wheelies... People fret about feeding, clothing and educating their rugrats, but few people give... Read more >
Mama + Mak in The Big Red Chair
March 25, 2007
I love this picture.... Read more >
Konk & Crash
March 23, 2007
Yesterday started off as a good enough day. Singing birds, big rain-filled cotton ball clouds tossed across the sky, and a day of sweet baby and interesting work in front of me. All I needed was some coffee.Getting to the... Read more >
I Love the Smell of Baby Barf in the Morning
March 18, 2007
The entire Varmint Clan was bright-eyed and bushytailed before 7am today. And there wasn't even a plane to catch. On normal days, Mak wakes up around 5am. I go get her, bring her to our bed and she has breakfast.... Read more >
Letters to Makenna :: Three Months Old
January 13, 2007
Hey Makenna,It's mommy here. This is to be your first letter of many.I had all of these grand plans to start a journal all about you and the daily wonders we're enjoying, but mommy wasn't very smart at estimating how... Read more >
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