I’m realizing now that before we had our own, Morrison’s sister Emily’s boy, also named Morrison, was kind of the dream boy of my heart. Gentle and kind and just a little weird. Yesterday, my …
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Mo and Joe
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Djuna Blue
On 1/28, my magic little niece, Djuna Blue, arrived in the world like a carefully planned thought, a dollop of fresh cream, or maybe fairy bird queen, or all of it. I truly see something …
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hindsight is 2020
It was the best of years, it was the worst of years. It has been a devastating year for many, I want to first acknowledge that. But looking back, I feel OH SO FORTUNATE that …
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cousins
This past weekend, Joe had the distinct honor and pleasure of meeting his cousin and fellow pandemic baby, John. Five months Joe’s senior, John led by example and was bold and gregarious. It took Joe …
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a family
Coronavirus has surely taken some normalcies from us, BUT I WAS NOT ABOUT TO LET IT ROB ME OF THE FIRST FAMILY PICTURE, IN WHICH THE PHOTOGRAPHER IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO MAKE THE BABY SMILE …
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Parent Words
One day you’re an adult with a master’s degree, you live in a house that you bought and you read Op-eds and take calls from your Lawyer, and the next day you’re a Parent and …
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before, after
Morrison just showed me this picture he took of the moment I got to meet Joe. It was really only ten hours or so from when they ceremoniously yanked him out of me to when …
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motheirlooms
Morrison’s mom made us these amazing receiving blankets, and like anything one might want to get in the mail from a family member, THEY HAVE A STORY. When Cam was pregnant with her first kid, …
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Nurse Appreciation Week!
Y’all, it’s NURSE APPRECIATION WEEK (which maybe should be adjusted to NURSE APPRECIATION FOREVER) and so today I’m here bragging on two of my Sister in Laws for their service. Morrison’s sister Emily is a …
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a picture of Humans, Together
Me, two months ago: I REFUSE TO POST GROUP SHOTS OF ZOOM SESSIONS AS IT WOULD NORMALIZE THEM AND GRADUALLY ALLOW THEM TO REPLACE ACTUAL TIME SPENT TOGETHER Me, now: LOOK AT MY SISTERS AND …