Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Excited Ineffective

posted by K | filed under Grumpy Bear, Misfortune, Ruby | 9 Comments

The “leaping out of bed” for middle-of-the-night feedings phase has passed. Leaping has been replaced with rolling, crawling, dragging, accompanied by groaning and complaining, and preceded by fervently whispering into the darkness, “Please go back to sleep. Please go back to sleep.” I still love seeing my baby again after a couple of hours sleep, [...]

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

The Story of Ruby’s Arrival

posted by K | filed under Pregnancy, Ruby | 8 Comments

The day Ruby was born, the hydrangea by the back door was in bloom, enormous hot pink flowers vibrant against the dark green leaves. Last year, this hydrangea did not bloom. I found meaning in this in the foggy gray light of morning. We were on our way to meet our child, our dream, finally. [...]

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Ruby Is Here!

posted by K | filed under Pregnancy, Ruby | 25 Comments

My new occupation is staring at Ruby, so between that and what feels like near-constant feeding and diaper changing (this girl is a champion pooper), there hasn’t been a lot of time for composing her birth story for the blog. But for now, I’ll say this: She is more amazing than I ever imagined. I [...]