Morrison took these pictures of me after our New Year’s eve dinner the other night. YES, we got dressed up to go downstairs and play board games over Zoom because Joe had just pooped on …
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I resolve
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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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Water
If you’re wondering how exactly I’ve been spending my time since Joe was born — and these are not estimates, but rather, exact calculations — it’s 7% child rearing, logistics, child rearing logistics, working, sleeping …
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how to play
Santa brought Joe a box set of Montessori toys, designed to encourage him to grasp things and develop his curiosity and hand-eye coordination so that he might live a long and happy life, grabbing things …
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The Cookies of my Labor
I ask myself these questions: should all of the time I spent the last six weeks baking this myriad of Christmas Cookies for neighbors and friends and husband and self and taking pictures of these …
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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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Bekah, Warrior Mother
I’m not really big on gore or action sequences, but sometimes when I’m taking Joe on his morning walk, just, say as a meditative exercise, I imagine what I would do if someone ran up …
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Thanksgiving 2020 Pre Fixe
Menu includes: Mashed Sweet potatoes with Garlic A Baby Monitor Herb Brined Cornish Hens Stuffing with Sausage and Pecans Something to Prove to oneself about ones abilities and time management now that one is a …
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mom vibes
Lately I keep feeling very much like a Mom. Like my mouth constantly takes like baby eczema cream from the constant kissing of Joe’s face. And I have so many more chins. And I do …
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LITERATURE!
Maybe it’s just a phase, or maybe I’m just a bit dumber now, a bit less curious now, and maybe that’s fine, but all I really want to read before bed lately is cookbooks, in …