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Life with Charnado
She is fearless. She can’t swim, yet wants no help as she goes deeper and deeper, further and further from shore. She is independent. I’ll get my own snack, thankyouverymuch. And yeah, she really, really likes grapes. She’s into self expression. There’s no one she adores more than her cousins… Except for her brother.…
Wordless Wednesday: Concentration
I witnessed a miracle this afternoon: Charlotte actually sat in one spot and entertained herself for over 15 minutes! Even Grayson was shocked and amazed!
Reentry
It’s been over a week since I got home from BlogHer, and I’ll be honest, last week was emotionally hard. Really hard. I came away from that weekend on such a high- inspired and motivated to write, make more connections online, and make a difference in the world- and then I came home to…my life.…
It's the Same Either Way
Just a few minutes ago, Grayson’s feeding pump started beeping. I turned on his bathroom light, felt for his tube and realized he had what tube feeding parents call “fed the bed”. Greeeaaat. It’s totally my fault- I forgot to unclamp the tube after I did his meds and the formula backed up and leaked…
What's For Dinner?
I started off 2014 doing really well with cooking dinner. I searched the internet for recipes, made weekly meal plans and grocery shopped for a week’s worth of meals at a time. This streak lasted a few months (actually longer than I anticipated, honestly), but the past few months I’ve definitely been slacking and am…
Reflections on BlogHer '14
It’s 7:22 am and I’ve been awake for more than three hours already. Yawn. I’m blogging on a plane, fighting nausea from the moderate turbulance we’re experiencing, while the people who surround me sleep in uncomfortable positions. But I just cannot sleep, partly due to the coffee my body required just to make it here,…
Wordless Wednesday: She is My Sunshine
You are my sunshine My only sunshine You make me HAPPY When skies are grey You’ll never know dear How much I love you Please don’t take my sunshine away Charlotte August 2013 and July 2014 Photos by Rebecca Kline Photography
BlogHer Bound!
Early Thursday morning my friend Lisa and I will board a flight to San Francisco. We are going to California for the BlogHer conference in San Jose, but are also going just to get away and frankly, escape our crazy lives for a few days. We are both special needs moms to precious little boys,…
Letters to Charlotte: 18 months
Dear Charlotte,Happy Half Birthday Little Lady! I’ve always said 6 months is my very favorite age, but I think maybe it’s now tied with 18 months- maybe I just love half birthdays, who knows. Anyway, I love everything about you right now- you’re curiosity, spunk, the love you have for your friends and family, and the…
Props of Motherhood
I read this article this morning, and thought it was excellent. http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/parenting/2014/07/17/goodbye-to-cloth-diapers-and-ideal-motherhood/ It’s not about cloth diapers- not really. It’s about how we as mothers cling to these “props” of motherhood to carve out an identity for the world to see, and judge. And nowhere is this more evident than in motherhood, where our possessions…