henry keeps reminding me that ‘rest is best’ when i’ve been coughing and snotting all over myself this week. he learned that ‘rest is best’ from the show ‘daniel tiger,’ which is a PBS animated mr. rogers knock-off. the show annoys the living piss out of me for some reason, but henry really likes it. …

the other day, i took anna into henry’s classroom at daycare to go pick him up. i set her carrier down on the floor to gather him and his mountains of stuff and, from out of absolutely nowhere, this tiny mob of toddler boys came fast-zombie moving toward her. it was cute, kind of, at …

anna banana turned 2 months last week! she is super strong and hearty and easy-going. we just couldn’t be more blessed. and she is getting more fun and engaging every day. pretty quick to smile and, with some coaxing, laugh. and her laugh is great. it’s this awesome resonant belly laugh, because she has, well, quite …

i have a pretty amicable relationship with my body. there aren’t any areas that i would say i “hate.” and i’m pretty proud of that fact. it’s not easy not to loath your parts. it’s certainly not taught. the things that i got teased for most as a kid were my height, which i’ve grown …

i’ve been watching henry have moments of pride lately in what he’s doing right, and it’s gotten me thinking about all that i’m proud of. there’s a lot. please bear with me. i love watching henry be proud of himself. my very favorite moments are when he’s done something new or big that we’ve been …

argh! it’s been forever! not making time to write lately has been eating away at the integrity of my soul. there, you see? my writing is rusty and so i go all wordy and over-the-top prose on you. let’s start again… …without the creative outlet of writing in my daily life, it feels like a …