August 2012
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How I Wrap
This is how I do a high/neat wrap. The key elements are: You want to only keep track of what touches your body- forget about the ends. If you focus on the full 5 or 6 yards of fabric you’ll… Continue reading
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Routine Questions
Dear Daughter, As a parent with a four month old I’m asked “routine questions” as a part of every pediatrician’s visit, every time someone strikes up a conversation about your cuteness, and when you cry a little more than usual.… Continue reading
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A Five Year Old With a Five Inch Mohawk
Dear Eldest Child, Yesterday you brought home a picture of yourself from summer camp, handed it to me, and told me that it was to remind me that I needed to make your mohawk awesome again. You see, when you… Continue reading
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When Do We Lose Our Comfort?
Dear Daughter, You are at ease in your body. You mold yourself to mine in the comfort of the wrap where we both spend our days. When does the comfort end? Most women that I know struggle with their bodies,… Continue reading
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When You Were Two
When you were two you laid in a basket on the deck and stared up at the trees. You found a bird and you laughed. It was sunny, and you lay there being lazy and happy in the morning for… Continue reading
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Don’t Manipulate Me
Dear Critters-Three, Apparently the three of you have been born evil super-geniuses that will manipulate me at every given opportunity. And apparently that manipulation starts off with a simple cry that coerces me into picking you up and holding you… Continue reading
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When You Were New
Just after birth, they were constantly monitoring my blood pressure and pumping me full of pitocin after she was born, for fear of my losing more blood that I had already lost during the fourteen hours of labor which started… Continue reading
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One Part Magic, Ninety Nine Parts Choice
Dear I, A, and K, One part of my love for you is magic. This is the deep emotional undercurrent that courses through me when I see your face, when I tuck you in, when I see you again after… Continue reading
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Nurshable: Now in the correct time zone. :p
I finally fixed the time on the server so that it correctly reflects my location on the east coast of the united states. I’m not exactly sure where it used to have me located, possibly in the UK. This has… Continue reading
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