Last night I finally figured out what all Mama and Daddy-o's handwaving was all about, and started doing a little myself, too ( Read more... )

I tell ya- this crawling thing is fun! Finally I can get across the room to get at all the important things I couldn't quite reach before ( Read more... )

Cheerios are food! I thought they were just a toy until today.
*glares suspiciously at mama* Were you holding out on me?

they're pretty good, too. nice and mushy after a good gumming. I like how they magically renew themselves on my tray.

-peace, love, milk, and cheerios,
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When women become mothers, they don't grow extra arms, or gain inhuman powers of intuition or stamina, and they don't suddenly get their whole life organized, or have perfect relationships, and they don't suddenly love their bodies, or develop infinite and perfect memories ( Read more... )

My favorite quotation is from Eleanor Roosevelt: "Do one thing every day that scares you." My Tessa showed me that quote -- she has it on her (milk?) mug -- and I really like it ( Read more... )

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It's not easy to become yourself. Most people never figure out the trick. That's usually because they have an unreliable connection with the one source that offers unfailing guidance: the still, small voice within. They're distracted by the din of mildly interesting but useless information that our culture produces in abundance. You, on the other ( Read more... )

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I nursed a lot ( Read more... )