i’m sorry if i haven’t asked your name

hello my name is mom

you might think i’m a bitch because i’m not trying to make small talk when we pick our kids up from daycare at the same time, or while we’re playing with them at the park, or even while we’re both standing on the sidelines while we’re watching them do gymnastics. you might think i’m a […]

the sun is shining and i’m feeling sad

sunshine on my shoulder

for maybe only the second or third time since summer began, the sun is shining and it’s shaping up to be what we can only hope is a beautiful day. dylan is spread eagle beside me, sleeping off her morning talk session, and the cats are passed out at the end of the bed. the […]

i’m not jealous

we're pregnant | i'm with dylan

i didn’t really like being pregnant, although my pregnancy was pretty smooth, and relatively problem free. maybe i felt a little more comfortable in my skin and didn’t mind the constant doting (who doesn’t?) but all in all, i couldn’t wait for it to be over. and when it finally was… i thought, thank god! but […]

who needs sleep?

who needs sleep? | i'm with dylan

it’s a fair question. and a fair answer would be, “everyone but me…” even though this little one sleeps her way through the night and has started taking decent naps during the day (and sometimes in her bassinet without mommy as a pillow!) i have a hard time putting myself down for much needed snoozing. you forget […]

we’re almost there

we've come a long way

lying in bed last night, scrolling through the (near) 1000 photos in my photo stream i had a moment when i came across the the first few “pregnancy” photos we took. i’d really wanted to be more diligent in documenting this process but… at least we managed the one…