Posted in Reflections on May 9th, 2008
When I held Cody for the first time, the love I felt for this scrawny, red baby, whose massive head took up the majority of the 7 lbs., 8 oz., he weighed, staggered me. I didn’t know love could come so sharply, complete rapture at its heels. I took him home and spent long minutes staring [...]
Posted in Reflections on May 8th, 2008
I sit on the couch with him, listening to his deep, yet still babyish voice retelling the story I just read him. He skips whole sentences and paragraphs, but he knows the gist of the story, even reciting some complete phrases with that pronounced lisp he has. I look at the top of his head, [...]
Posted in Introduction on Feb 9th, 2008
I know, I know — there are a million blogs about parenting out there. So why, oh why, would I decide to create one of my own, you ask? The answer is that I consider myself somewhat of a parenting expert, thanks to my four children and their assorted health issues.
I’m a freelance writer and the [...]
