For every girl-woman-child in you, a prayer for a Blueberry Girl

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This is how it began, with a poem for a friend's baby.

Last weekend, we went to Los Baños to visit relatives and attend an aunt's 50th birthday party. I took it as an opportunity for Matthew to make his first appearnce there and take his first long drive ( Read more... )

I don’t know about other people, but when I was still in high school, I heard that listening to classical music helps you study and perform better. So I got my dad’s classical CDs and played them while I prepared for a Math test. I suppose you can say that I was cramming. Did I get a better grade than usual? I really can't tell. I was what my ( Read more... )

It's been so very busy lately, a state which I suspect will last until next week. It's been pretty much an open house, with the holidays and visiting relatives, and everything that comes with the Christmas holidays. I thought I was missing out on a social life by declining the Christmas parties I was invited to, but I've actually been too busy to ( Read more... )

Right now, Matthew is asleep in his crib and I am ecstatic. We’ve been trying to teach him to like his crib, because he’s been sleeping with us in our bed (yes I know all about the discussions on using a family bed). It’s taken a while, since he preferred to be elsewhere and would fuss when I’d lay him down in the crib; he’d rather be on our bed ( Read more... )

I went to the office this morning. No, not to work but to accomplish some paperwork. It was, in some way, my first (pseudo) social jaunt since giving birth-my first time to see people that didn’t involve visiting relatives or doctor’s appointments ( Read more... )

I’ve apparently gone on leave from the world. Actually, I took my chance at the long weekend and filed for a most postponed vacation leave. It was wonderful to be home and not feel guilty about not coming to work because I was on an authorized break, not because of some kind consideration or a medical condition ( Read more... )

Yesterday, we attended the last day of our childbirth education classes. We have a certificate that states that we’ve completed our sessions, but suddenly, it feels like it was all too short. Those 6 classes, held every Sunday morning of 3+ hours each, had indeed proven to be helpful (no it’s not just about teaching you how to breathe during ( Read more... )

Have you ever felt that time was going too fast yet taking too long at the same time ( Read more... )

Friday night, Armand and I made our way to Kaz’s party. It was cool to see a few people I haven’t seen for a while (and yes, there are a lot of them). But it was even more fascinating to watch their reactions as they realized that some major developments have taken place.

It happens a lot. I normally get really stunned looks, and then a barrage of ( Read more... )