Last week we hit the THIRD TRIMESTER which means that in a VERY SHORT AND YET WHAT STILL FEELS LIKE A LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME, the baby will live OUTSIDE my body, and we will …
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The Crib
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UNE PAIR DE PANTELONES
This tiny pair of yellow pants with planets on them kept appearing on Ads on my internets, AND SO I SUCCUMBED. Our kid now has one pair of pants. They are labeled 6-12 months I …
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That time we were Wimps
Me, complaining to my Mom on the phone yesterday: Our doctor won’t let Morrison be in the room for the next ultrasoundddddddd! Mom: (with genuine empathy) Oh, no! Me: It’s a precaution because of the …
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YES, IT HOLDS UP
I confess that at least once a month, if not weekly, I think about the 90’s movie, Junior, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger CARRIES A BABY TO TERM. When I think about it, I’m usually wondering, …
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Suffering Noisily
Yesterday, I had another surgery that’s hopefully getting us one step closer to having a tiny person running around our house demanding to know where Poop comes from. It was the longest I’d ever been …
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Path to Healing
I can’t meditate for more than 3 minutes without getting distracted, and the few times I’ve done acupuncture I’ve just laid there watching the clock and wondering things like ‘Am I healing? Is it happening? …
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WOE IS NOT YOU
I tend to have way too much empathy for people who perhaps don’t deserve it. In the secret parts of my head, I oftentimes empathize with bigots and murderers and terrorists and people who pee …
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Why I’m Tired
I hate it when people are like, I’m so busy and tired, here’s why I’m so busy and tired, and yet, I feel compelled to document the absurdity that was January. And so I’ve gathered these facts, …
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it Has to be Hard
At some point, early on in our relationship, Morrison and I were discussing something that I of course can’t recall. It went something like: Morrison: I’m loving how easy this element of our combined life and …
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why to never drink water at a wedding
Note: Though the below might suggest otherwise, I AM staying hopeful and positive that I will someday ‘become a pregnant person,’ as my doctor calls it. I basically just can no longer keep the worry …