Dear Kiki (27 mos.) and Gogo (4 mos),
Yeah, those are your nicknames. I’m sorry, they just happened. They seemed so natural.
Actually, Kaia, when you were still my womb baby - and before I knew you were a little girl - the only name I kept hearing to myself was Kiki. Then, your Uncle Craig [...]
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Posted in Blah Blah Blah on October 21, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Stopping mid-sentence as I click-clack away on the ergonomic keyboard, I draw the back of my palm to face, tapping my nose in a subconscious sort of tic.
Squeezing my eyes shut, I struggle to concentrate on a blog entry. And somehow I imagine that the harder I squeeze my eyes and wince and pucker [...]
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My body curls around Kaia as she rests mere inches from the edge of the bed, a sippy cup hugging her chest. She breathes out one of those priceless sleep-induced sighs of contentment and her hair tickles my nose.
Behind me, Indi’s legs occasionally twitch and pitter-patter on my back. Her dreamy squeaks fill my [...]
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The YouTube phenomenon has swept the nation and invaded my own home. Videos, of all kinds, at your fingertips 24/7. Here’s one helpful (read: for the lazy) tip on the wonder of YouTube, courtesy of my own finding: I hate to admit it, but YouTube rocks for trying to multi-task on the computer when your [...]
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