For Ava.  And for Charlotte too.
on Nov 6, 2009 in Blogging Friends Memories Pregnancy Labor and birth Charlotte Photographs of Charlotte Babyhood; 3-12 months Over the past few days, for one reason or another, I have found myself reliving the experience of birthing Charlotte. Bringing new life into this world was, hands down, the most empowering event of my life.  Childbearing was, in my experience...

Good morning.
on Nov 6, 2009 in Daily photograph Weaning Charlotte Photographs of Charlotte Babyhood; 3-12 months Half a week into night-weaning.  So far, so good.  Of course, waking up after a rough night is always so much easier and more forgiveable when you turn over and see this lovely face.

Quack quack.
on Nov 6, 2009 in Photographs of Donald Design column Good design Family photographs Charlotte Photographs of Charlotte Milestones Babyhood; 3-12 months Donald and I had no intention of dressing Charlotte up for Halloween.  Then we were invited to a holiday get-together with some friends.  Since I had not made a costume and since we were not about to run out to a shop to purchase one, we th...

From your mother, the bearer of the milk-stuff.
on Nov 5, 2009 in Donald Marriage Parenthood Motherhood Boobs Breastfeeding Parenting choices Love letters Dear Charlotte Family life Charlotte Love letters to Charlotte Milestones Babyhood; 3-12 months Nursing Dear Charlotte, For a natural, biological act, breastfeeding sure took an ass-load of effort.  It will never cease to amaze me that the human species exists at all given how difficult and agonizing breastfeeding was in the beginning. The truth...

Man oh man.
on Nov 4, 2009 in Daily photograph Emotion Donald Photographs of Donald Fatherhood Family photographs Charlotte Photographs of Charlotte Babyhood; 3-12 months I love seeing Donald with Charlotte.  Love.

Moby wrap.
on Nov 4, 2009 in Photographs of Sarah Design column Good design Parenting choices Babywearing Family photographs Charlotte Photographs of Charlotte Babyhood; 3-12 months I have to admit that I was not really sold on the idea of the wrap at first.  When it arrived in the mail, I took it out of its package and looked at the booklet and was like YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.  And when Charlotte was first born...

My boobies need to go night-night too.
on Nov 4, 2009 in Photographs of Sarah Parenthood Motherhood Boobs Breastfeeding Parenting choices Co-sleeping Family photographs Charlotte Photographs of Charlotte Babyhood; 3-12 months Nursing No amount of scratching our heads has revealed to either Donald or I why Charlotte stopped sleeping through the night.  She was snoozing nine, ten, sometimes eleven or twelve hours a pop and all was well in the world and then BAM! overnight ever...

Firsts, lasts, and in-betweens.
on Nov 2, 2009 in Emotion Love Donald Marriage Romance Engagement and wedding Labor and birth Miscarriage Parenthood Family life Charlotte Donald and I are both locals.  He grew up fifteen minutes away, in this house and that house and the other house over there.  His earliest memory is standing on the front lawn a stone’s throw from here, wearing little cowboy boots, listen...

101 days beautiful.
on Oct 29, 2009 in Blogging Charlotte Photographs of Charlotte Babyhood; 3-12 months I promise that I had good blogging intentions, but then I woke up to my wee one.  And how could I possibly do anything but kiss her, snuggle her, and play with her all.day.long.?  Today, blogging and dishes and laundry are all going to have...

All the good mothers were taken.
on Oct 28, 2009 in Motherhood Charlotte Photographs of Charlotte Milestones Babyhood; 3-12 months When my daughter was four or five weeks old, she figured out how to roll from her belly to her back.  I would love to brag about this and say that she inherited her obvious brilliance from me, but the truth is that she just hated tummy time enou...