Posted in Miscellaneous, Reflections on Aug 12th, 2011
My newest nephew, Tristan Alan, was born last Thursday, August 4. To say his birth was as exciting to me as my own babies’ births would not be at all an exaggeration. The reason I feel so strongly about Tristan’s entrance into the world is because my sister, Trina, asked me to be there for [...]
Posted in Health, Miscellaneous on Jan 6th, 2010
Continuing the diatribe against my rebelling womb: Why am I so reluctant to give my protesting uterus up? If only this simple question had a simple answer. Is it pride? A fear of losing control? Sadness? Fantasy? Narcissism? Like females I’ve seen in movies and read about in books who, upon hitting menopause, feel their [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Dec 12th, 2009
My daughters are baby-sitting today. Of course, they’re watching the kids over here, where I’m available if they need something. As my regular readers and close family and friends know, I love kids. However, having a 2-year-old and an 8-month old who is crawling added to the mix is enough to make even the most [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Sep 25th, 2009
My sister came over yesterday, bringing with her my 3-year-old nephew and my precious little 1-month-old nephew, whom I’ve been holding and cuddling as much as possible. They’re staying until tomorrow, giving me lots of time to get in a good dose of baby. He smells so good, makes the cutest noises and he just [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Reflections on Jul 13th, 2009
Yesterday I was struck hard by baby fever once again. I wrote about my last major case in December of last year. This one was much, much worse, probably due to the fact that I actually got to hold the baby rather than simply looking at one on TV. My kids have a new baby [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Dec 12th, 2008
Logan is totally in love with babies. He pretends all of his stuffed animals and toy figures are babies. He acts as if he’s a baby and makes what he considers to be baby noises, which sound exactly like a whimpering puppy. He takes good care of his babies, tucking them in the doll basket [...]
