I have a confession. I don’t spend a lot of time on “me”. Self care isn’t my strong suit. I don’t have my nails done, I think I wax my brows once a month if I remember to, I might shave my legs once a week if I get more than 5 minutes to shower. [...]
Category: Parenting
First Birthday
Sometimes I can’t believe P was ever this small, quiet, or still! I usually update with her stats every few months, more for myself to look back upon than for anyone else. At her 1 year check last week she was 31.5” tall, and 22.2lbs. That .2, that means a lot. Because 22.2lbs was exactly [...]
It’s a…
GIRL! We originally announced with the name Valor James and intended to use it for a boy or girl. We've decided to adjust it to "Valorie James", still incorporating Sloan but allowing baby girl to have her own piece of it.
Mothers Day
It’s late, the room is dark and the hum of the cool air from the vent mixes with the sound of sleeping breaths. She was upset by something tonight, refusing to sleep alone, she needed to be in her mamas arms. Her head rests on the softness of my once flat stomach, now decorated with [...]
Infertility Awareness Week
It is Infertility Awareness week, so I’d like to touch back on the subject of secondary infertility & pregnancy loss. When Rowan was 4 months old, we suffered a loss of a pregnancy at 10 weeks. It was traumatic, and we battled our grief for quite some time afterwards. We were elated when I got [...]
Behind the Name
I grew up hearing James Taylor songs on my parents stereo, and I’d always latched on to one song in particular, “Fire and Rain”. It has its own meanings for its author, but for me it signifies both the depths of struggle, and the beauty of happiness. Our story is fire and rain. A Phoenix [...]
At Night
You’re curled up in the crook of my arms right now, your head nestled into my chest right where my own heart beats. Your breath is that loud and even breathing, of a deep sleep. Your tiny, clammy fingers are gripping the piece of my shirt that you’ve got bunched inside them. My cheek rests [...]
