Tag: motherhood
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NowBlowPoMe: The Birth of Emory. (Chapter 6)
Previous Chapters: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5 “You’re about 2 and a half centimeters dilated.” She told me. I thought I heard her incorrectly. “What?” I asked. TobyJoe walked over to me. He looked concerned. “You’re 2 and half centimeters.” She repeated. I started to cry. “But..” My voice trailed…
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NowBlowPoMe: The Birth of Emory. (Chapter 5)
Previous Chapters: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4 Tuesday, August 7th was one of the longest days of my life. I was given the epidural at around 11 AM. Prior to that, I was allowed one last shower. I remember thinking, “This is the last shower I’m going to take while pregnant.” It’s…
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NowBlowPoMe: I Am A Slacker With a Black Eye.
We’ve been away for the past several days and without Internet access. My parents recently moved from Pennsylvania to New Jersey and so we drove to Jersey to check out the new digs. My brother and his wife Melissa flew up from Alabama with their kids as well. It was great seeing them. I rarely…
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NowBlowPoMe: Desperate Measures.
When Emory was first born, he had his days and nights mixed up. He slept soundly all day long and for stretches of several hours and then at 9 PM the long stretches came to an end. At night, he’d drift off and then wake up almost immediately. This left two very exhausted, new parents.…
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Not now. Mama has to watch her stories.
Someone once stated, in regards to new mothers and their daily routines, “I don’t understand what all the bitching is about. Just put the baby on the couch next to you – in a seat, whatever – and go about your business. How hard can that be?” I was pregnant at the time. And I…
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My Personality Meets Motherhood.
We took Emory to the farmer’s market at McCarren Park earlier today. We had a good time. I was a little neurotic about the cool air, the sun, and whether or not the stroller along the bumpy, city terrain was jiggling his head too much. And then I worried about the dirt and the trash…
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Basal Cell Carcinoma and Mohs
The call came in. The spot I wrote about last week is indeed cancerous. This is what I know. I know that basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer. I know that 97% of the time it’s totally treatable. I know that it has a tendency to spread, which means I…
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Breast-Feeding: Take Three
On Wednesday I had my six-week checkup to find out if everything healed OK. It had. I also had a lot of questions for my doctor. Some of the questions were about my boobs. I’m gonna be honest. I’m exhausted. I’ve been seeking medical advice from the Internet and comparing my own experiences to other’s…
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An AHA! Moment.
I used to hate it, seriously hate it, when family or friends said, “You’ll understand when you have kids of your own someday.” It seemed they used this in response to everything. I saw it as a way shutting the childless up. “We can’t have this conversation because you haven’t had kids.” It seemed so…
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