I had bitter-sweet reminiscent feelings as I unpacked in our room at the Ronald McDonald House on Sunday evening. So many great memories were made here, while waiting for baby Lioness to be born. Along with the feeling of being trapped, wanting to go home, but not allowed to leave. Incredibly thankful for a place …
Six years ago, I was in Costa Rica learning about Children At Risk. One day, my friends and I noticed a new guy in the dinning hall. I had no intention of ever talking to that dread-headed hippie, but my friends were much friendlier than I, and invited the new guy to sit with us. …
When was I first attracted to Duane? Was our walk in the woods with Josiah discussing the upcoming school we were running? Or the hike to the cross with some friends? Was it when I bought beads at Portland’s hippie market and Duane helped put them in my dreads? Or when a kid from NYC gave me …
Some people say raising a child cost a bajillion dollars. It doesn’t have to, if you use cloth diapers, wear hand-me-downs, and exclusively breastfeed. But it all changes when “breastfeeding” actually means pumping milk 6-8 times a day and bottle feeding the baby. In the past few months, I have bought never ending amounts of breastpump …
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I recently noticed Monkey has assigned ownership to probably everything in the house. There’s obvious things like the baby’s bottle, or Monkey’s plastic plates and bowls. Monkey owns all the monkeys and baby sister owns everything which has a lion on it. Last spring, before Monkey learned her colors, she noticed Duane and I used our …
Scenario #1 It’s morning, the baby is “squiging” (wiggling and sucking her fingers), and I need to make milk. Monkey is awake and eating breakfast with Dada. Should I: A) Go out to the kitchen to warm a bottle for the baby, so I can feed her in the bedroom while making milk. Monkey will …
Recently a sweet little boy asked, “why does her face look funny?” I knew soon enough someone would ask, but I hadn’t thought about what I would say. I fumbled something about missing cheek bones, just like her Daddy, and called my husband over to show his fake ears to the boy. The boys was, as …
After meeting our baby Lioness, our friend’s 3 year old son told his mama he wanted a baby. She asked “do you want a baby brother or sister?” He answered, “I want baby Ah-sha-sha.” So his mama asked, “what do you like about her?” He responded, “I like her face.” For the past 4 months …
We have a home-visit nurse who comes every week to weigh the baby. She also asks ridiculous questions about the baby’s development in other areas. To ensure that even though Lioness is little, she is not in the “failure to thrive” category. Our first check-up (at 2 months old) went like this: Nurse: Does she …
Just because it wasn’t as bad as it could have been, doesn’t negate the fact the past several months have been really tough in several different ways. There’s been a lot of struggles, hurts, stresses, and disappointments. The biggest challenge for me were the events surrounding Lioness’ birth. We had looked forward to having a …
