Eighteen Months Ago

By Maryline, on September 30th, 2010%

Eighteen months ago, I didn’t really know unconditional love.

I did not know quite yet that Pitocin was the Beast, and Epidural the Beauty. But I was told I was in for a happily ever after, and that part was actually true.

Eighteen months ago I did not know my feet would remain swollen for another 2 months before . . . → Read More: Eighteen Months Ago

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In the rear-view mirror

By Maryline, on September 27th, 2010%

This morning my son looked back at me in the rear-view mirror for the first time. And he smiled at me with his largest grin, with a low giggle as he stretched his neck just a bit more to see the rest of my face.

I cannot share a picture of it, but this image is now . . . → Read More: In the rear-view mirror

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Baby gone

By Maryline, on July 7th, 2010%

My son in a chicken costume around 5 months

I’d say nothing really prepares you for labor and motherhood; until you experience both and your emotions take over, you cannot anticipate how it’s going to change you as a person, shuffle your priorities, and your life – forever.

There is more. No matter how often I heard it over the past . . . → Read More: Baby gone

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