Oh, my little dumpling! How can it be that you are already 12 weeks old? I have been waiting for you for the longest time. For the longest time, I was certain of your place in my life. I just knew you were coming. Your brothers, fiercely beloved to me though they are, shook my […]
Harlow Harlowy Harlow Rose Harlow Rosie Harlow Rosiecakes Baby Hi Lo (courtesy of a friend's three-year-old daughter) Baby Lo Little Lady little girl little darlin' little blossom sweetie pop Daughter There is joy in the smallest things; nappies that come packaged in pink cardboard boxes; smiles that chase tears and tears […]
Oh, my. Which words might I possibly select and in what possible order might I arrange them so that they come even close to describing all that my beautiful daughter is? These photos do a much better job. But even then, they are not everything. They are not enough. Not nearly enough. Because you […]
Things we do: gaze at one another endlessly chat – and this little girl can talk. She tells me all about it. At 9 weeks! Is that normal? smile and smile and gaze some more rock back and forth in our nursing chair, the chair that's just for us, but that often bears the weight […]
A day late. Because of this day. But here she is, my little Harlow, twice as old as she was four weeks ago. Which is crazy. Eight weeks. It's not a long time, is it? In terms of a life, it means you're still brand new. But eight weeks can be forever. Like when you're […]
Oh, my precious daughter. So tiny and yet, she fills up what I now realise was the biggest hole within me. An empty space of quiet longing, echoing with the frightened question, What if it's not to be? I knew I wanted her but not until Harlow arrived did I understand just how much I needed her. […]
What does a six week old baby girl do? she pulls her mumma's hair, catching it in her tiny fists and holding on with exceptional force she smiles, if you're lucky she vomits, if you're not she grows out of her 0000 clothes but doesn't quite fit her 000 clothes she screams in the […]
The birth story is coming. This isn't it. But it is all the post-birth info that's fit to print. Labour Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes Amount to which this amazes me: super-maximum amount People who have now seen my business end up close and personal: super-maximum amount Ability to chat and make jokes while […]
