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My Life In Pictures

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

April 18, 2009

Yesterday

Today

I will love you for all the tomorrows we have, my darling girl.

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Month Eight

April 16, 2009
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Because Every Time I See It, I Laugh Like a Hyena

April 14, 2009

One of the best things about being a parent is putting funny stuff on your kid’s head.

And this is how I begin, again. With laughter. And love in my heart.

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Snips and Snails and Puppydog Tails

March 29, 2009

He is so different.
He doesn’t want to cuddle, even with his mama, unless there is a bottle involved. First thing in the morning, riding high on his daddy’s arm, he greets me with rosy cheeks and a slow, shy smile that finally bursts as bright as the sun shining in our eyes.
I hear them, before [...]

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In Motion

March 25, 2009
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Month Seven

March 12, 2009
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The Eyes Have It

February 26, 2009

They were blue for almost nine months, and then they turned a gorgeous green.
Just a few weeks later, a band of dark brown began to ring her iris. The amber color blossomed around her pupil, and by her second birthday, her eyes were a true hazel: blue and green and golden brown, all at once.
I [...]

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When I Wasn’t Looking

February 24, 2009

Time seemed frozen when The Poo was little.
Every stage lasted an eternity—sleepless nights, teething, learning to walk—it all felt as though she would be that age forever. Then, all of a sudden, we were putting away the bottles and helping her learn to use the potty.
Then, she had a brother.
And it felt like someone pressed [...]

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Artist In Residence

February 20, 2009
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Half-Birthday

February 8, 2009

Where does the time go?
This boy is six months old. He sits all by himself, grabs toys and other objects with determined deliberation and waves bye-bye and hello. His smile lights up the room—and my heart. I love him with every cliche motherhood has to offer.
This time last year I worried that I wouldn’t love [...]

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