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Things I want to remember
The way his arms go flying up over his head as he stretches in the morning. Or the special grin on his face when he sees Ben walking into the room. The way he falls asleep in the crook of my left arm, like he has done since he was three days old. His chubby Continue reading
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Comforting Reads for Early Motherhood
“You’re not doing it wrong. It’s just that hard.” During these newborn days of endless trial and error, it’s easy to feel alone (especially if, like us, you’re away from family and friends). It can be hard to remember that the mountain of self-doubt you find yourself climbing every day is a very normal part Continue reading
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Ari Marquez Keenan
From the first moment, we were both new. Meet Ari. It’s been one month since our boy came into the world and all the cliches about time moving too fast are proving very true. He was born a healthy 7.7lbs at Hospital Garcia Da Horta at exactly sunset on August 5th after about 12 hours Continue reading
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Waiting for you in the in between
This is the strangest of times. In a few weeks (maybe one, maybe three, maybe more…), you will arrive, and everything will change. So much of this in-between time is wonderful, and I’m doing my best to soak it in – sitting out on the balcony watching and feeling you move in my belly, marvelling at Continue reading
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The joy of nothing
The joy of nothing is a sweeter something And I will hold it in my heart – Foy Vance, Joy of Nothing [I wrote the below post back in spring, when there was a steady rhythm to our days as we go to know our new city. By the beginning of June, I had been to Continue reading