growing up // 16 months

i haven’t done one of these in a while.i hate the moments that i realize how fast this is going.today B is 16 months.he did something new yesterday. not that it’s new to doing new things…but new to me. out of the clear blue, he came over to...

mom nights

i’m not even close to done talking about san francisco,but a quick word.i am going to just come right out and say it.i left my child for about 5 days,and i’ll admit that i didn’t really worry about him at all.it didn’t cross my mind until the...

things that grow up

in the back of my mind, i always have a bad feeling that he will forget.that something will come up,he’ll be too busy.and days like mother’s day will just be a memory.but he doesn’t forget.and today, he gave me a garden. it’s not a house, but...

what mom says

my mom says a lot of weird things…so when i told my brother “what mom says” is our theme, he asked,”so are you going to go find a bird’s nest on the ground?”my point exactly.a few things my mom says:in response to the question,...

if it wasn’t my uterus, i would wonder…

every day the little monkey is turning more and more into a boy.its like watching a time lapse… on “rise of the planet of the apes.”everyday he learns something new, takes a fall, then learns how to avoid it next time.he is pleasant, well-mannered,...