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The Painting and the Statue

Posted by Bekahbrunstetter on February 17, 2021

The other night, this old picture popped up in the weird ‘here are you picture memories’ phone thing. It’s from a 2015 trip to Palm Springs with my forever friend Elizabeth (WHO IS STILL THIS …

a lot, i am lucky, love, MAWWAGE., whining, worrying, YAY

scream feels

Posted by Bekahbrunstetter on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021

We have begun sleep training Joe, and by we I mean Joe screams and Morrison does the actual work of patiently listening to it, and I hide in the backyard. It only took me 90 …

a lot, I am a mother, my boy, whining, worrying

Sleep Train

Posted by Bekahbrunstetter on January 4, 2021

For the past week or so, Joe has been going through what I will call a ‘Sleep Event’ in which he’s regressing, or maybe it’s we who are regressing, and we are sort of attempting …

a dream is a wish your heart makes, a lot, babies, whining, words, worrying

Color Meditation

Posted by Bekahbrunstetter on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

I can’t seem to find a single kind of meditation that actually quiets my thoughts, but I’m determined to find one. Yesterday I attempted a five minute guided ‘color meditation’ in hopes of calming my …

a lot, words, worrying, YAY

the worry spot

Posted by Bekahbrunstetter on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

Joe, in 15 or so years: Mom? What is this weird spot on my chest? Me: Where? Joe: right here, over my heart? It’s this weird like, indented spot. Is it like my birthmark, or …

a lot, my boy, worrying, YAY

the Baby Gym

Posted by Bekahbrunstetter on September 21, 2020

There are things called baby gyms that you put your baby underneath to stimulate their brains, and if you DON’T then your baby will grow up to be a murderer or at least have little …

a lot, boys, ha, hmmmmm, my boy, things that I Have, worrying, YAY

how to walk

Posted by Bekahbrunstetter on September 13, 2020

My greatest fears used to be very bad reviews, plummeting to my death in a plane crash, or hurting the feelings of someone I love, but now at the very top of the list is …

a lot, generally, i am lucky, love, my boy, what I'm wearing, worrying, YAY

why I’m crying

Posted by Bekahbrunstetter on September 1, 2020September 2, 2020

Apparently (definitely) after you give birth, all of the estrogen and progesterone that have been making you crazy throughout pregnancy, making you sob over tiny eggplants at the grocery store, these hormones abruptly PLUMMET, but …

a lot, life, love, my boy, tout, worrying, YAY

Mother in Training

Posted by Bekahbrunstetter on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

Baby is not moving: Me: WHAT’S WRONG, ARE YOU OKAY? Baby is moving A LOT: Me: WHAT’S WRONG, ARE YOU OKAY? Baby is moving a regular amount: Me: SOMETHING MUST REALLY BE WRONG, ARE YOU …

a lot, generally, ha, i am lucky, i am scared, i have peace, the future, the making of babies, worrying

Crying Practice

Posted by Bekahbrunstetter on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Over the last few weeks and months I have ingested many apps and blogs and articles and message boards, led to each after Googling something like ‘IS BABY OKAY?’ or ‘NORMAL TO FEEL LIKE BABY …

a lot, babies, i am lucky, the future, the making of babies, things that I Have, worrying, YAY