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Rebecca Tuesday 20 April 2010 One response

I Was Wrong

There is something worse than being 13 and a half weeks pregnant and still feeling like you're trapped on a boat in stormy seas. Being 13 and a half weeks pregnant, still trapped on the boat, and then getting a bad cold on top of it. Where every time you cough, you want to throw up too. And then getting the first tell-tale eye goop signs of pink eye.I believe this is the part where I crawl under the covers and wait for the first trimester to end. Only 4 more days...

Rebecca - Thursday 15 April 2010 - One response

I notice my writing on this blog is getting less creative (notice the title of this post). I blame it all on the tiny creature sucking all the energy out of me. But the good news is that we had an ultrasound this week, and the tiny creature is doing great! He's actually a lot cuter now than he was four and a half weeks ago too. (No, we don't know the sex, I'm just picking a pronoun here.) I was extremely anxious leading up to this ultrasound. This was ... more

Rebecca - Wednesday 24 March 2010 - One response

spring hibernation

There are women who glide through early pregnancy, hardly even remembering that they are pregnant except for occasional hankerings for a burger or a nap.I am not one of those women.For me, early pregnancy is more like getting hit by a train. Everyday for about 8 weeks.Morning-sickness isn't a good term for what I experience. All-day sickness would be more accurate. In fact, first thing, lying in bed, I usually have a few moments of bodily peace, when my body has sufficiently reset from sleep to temporarily forget that its ... more

Rebecca - Tuesday 23 February 2010 - No responses

Year Of Courage

On my birthday, a few days after the New Year, we went out for dinner with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law. Everyone at the table made a toast at some point in the evening. Mine was To a year of Courage. Courage: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear or difficulty (Merriam-Webster). Courage means being in action in the face of fear. If you experience no fear, you summon no courage. I think it's interesting that a word we associate with physicality (the image of a knight, ... more

Rebecca - Friday 29 January 2010 - One response

Muddy

It's muddy around here, and not just because of the recent storms. Our schedules are all haywire and out-of-whack. A husband working the phones and the resume, looking for a job. A 3-year-old with a 102.9 fever and a gnarly cough who can't sleep past 5:15 in the morning and is trying to give up his nap. A woman who's trying to finish the rough draft of a screenplay for a big meeting in a week, apply for jobs in a way she hasn't for YEARS, and do all the ... more

Rebecca - Thursday 14 January 2010 - No responses

Anthem for the Day (or Month, or Year)

I first heard this song several years ago on Grey's Anatomy (yes, I love that show; don't judge me). The song stayed with me for days. I looked for it; I couldn't find it. And then, tonight in the car, after a hard day, it found me.

Rebecca - Monday 11 January 2010 - One response

Old, New

So, here we are. 2010. WHEW.I haven't known where to start. Maybe I should just do a list of what happened in December, so that you can more fully appreciate why I am SO relieved that year is over. Behind us. Done with.In December of last year, THE YEAR THAT IS NO LONGER:- Our stroller was stolen from our carport, which is not visible from the street, in the middle of the day, while I was home, full of shoes and clothes and bathing suits and blankets and water bottles, ... more

Rebecca - Tuesday 8 December 2009 - One response

After Yet Another Rejection Letter

Sometimes I ask myself why I write. Writing is the work I do during my precious hours not being 100% Mama, sandwiched between getting some exercise and doing tasks that cannot possibly be done with an energetic 3-year-old in tow, like visiting the dentist. Paying for twelve hours of childcare a week so that I can write (and do other sanity-preserving activities) is a huge investment for a family with very little extra money in the budget. Sometimes it feels like such an extravagance. I should use this time for ... more

Rebecca - Friday 27 November 2009 - No responses

Thankful

For my first long night's sleep in over two weeksFor Elan turning 3 yesterdayFor an amazing Thanksgiving mealFor several weeks of laughter and connection with friends and familyFor holding my nephew JudahFor Popa Al's 100th birthday partyFor safe travels and safe returnsFor health and another -0- HCG levelFor a quiet, peaceful moment in the autumn sunshineFor our Japanese maple showing off how it can do redFor dreams and the ability to pursue them...Happy Thanksgiving.

Rebecca - Saturday 12 September 2009 - No responses

How To Relax

Go to this link. If you're not pregnant, ignore the birth-related content. If you are pregnant, feel free to peruse the offerings.Download the free 15-minute relaxation hypnosis. It's a simple process with a few short steps.Put the track on your iPod or MP3 player.Lay down and put something over your eyes.Listen to the relaxing sound of a precise English accent guiding you through a relaxation hypnosis. She never says anything that is specific to pregnancy or childbirth, so anyone can use this for general relaxation, to help control high ... more

Rebecca - Tuesday 11 August 2009 - 2 responses

My Own Personal Louise

Back in June, I wrote about longing for Louise to come save me from the piles of un-done and dis-organized and un-made that seemed to be looming in on me from every angle in our little house. I was experiencing a longing for someone to come help me figure out what to do with all this stuff that we accumulate and then haul around with us. In this case, I'm talking about physical stuff - old bills and bedding, letters and linen - though I'm sure my frustration with ... more

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