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Best Shot Monday - When in Rome 2008-04-07 12:00:06 Maybe it’s just a melancholy day, but I’ve found myself today, introspective and exhausted. Xavier asked to see pictures from Mommy’s belly and as I was scanning through photos of our babymoon in Rome, this shot struck a cord. Absent of the amazing architecture and people we encountered, this one picture somehow seems to capture [...] Read more:Monday
Hospital Hell. 2008-04-06 11:42:00 I’m just realizing that it’s almost been a week since Xav’s surgery. Everything went well and honestly I think it is one of those things that is harder on us than him.
He wasn’t too happy to come out of the anesthesia and was in a lot of pain the first two days, but little by [...]
Under the Knife 2008-03-31 14:15:11 We’re no strangers to X and the hospital, but I don’t think any amount of time spent there can prepare you for more. Thankfully, outside of his NICU days, the X-man has been pretty healthy. Well there were those lovely months of Salmonella poisoning, but we won’t talk about that right now…
Tomorrow morning we’ll head [...] Read more:Knife
Days Like… 2008-03-29 23:13:21 It comes in waves still. The tears, the rushes of emotion, the anger, that pain. Some days are better, some weeks even. But my thoughts continue to be consumed. My dreams, once peaceful are laden with nightmares more often than not. I’ve found fear in things previously routine. I guess unexpected finality does that. Loss, [...]
Rock ‘n’ Roll Mama Style 2008-03-28 14:48:05 One of the highlights of my month is our Mama’s Night. Time out alone is a serious rarity for me, as such the occasion is met with ritualistic joy and anticipation. We usually go out to a restaurant or terrorize the mass of people who go to the Barnes and Noble cafe to read and [...] Read more:Style
And He Walked 2008-03-25 00:28:50 He’s recently perfected the jump, so yes, this is a bit of old news but I just had to share. Last April at 18 months, Xavier took his first steps. Of course, it happened at church where we were totally unprepared to capture the moment with anything but our memories. Or so I thought.
A couple [...]
Welcome! 2008-03-24 00:34:01 I’ve been trying to simplify my life in many ways and well, blogger just wasn’t cutting it anymore. I figured while I was in the midst of a redesign I may as well just really shake things up.
And so- new url (ThisMamasNest.com), new blog service (ala wordpress), new look (yes, that is the blackbird from [...] Read more:Welcome
You Can Do Some Thing 2008-03-22 12:54:00 “Somewhere past the physical (the tangible) a high and lofty romance exists: a radiating, all encompassing force that easily blankets the most decrepit. It transforms the complacency of that which has lived into that which is alive. There, appreciation spills, without demand, for absolute beauty. For the simple things.”
“He has made everything beautiful in His [...] Read more:Thing
So, That’s Where We’ve Been 2008-03-22 11:57:00 One van. One mama. One sister. One 2 year old. One French Bulldog.3,864 miles. 8 days.
More when the road weariness subsides!
Spring Has Hatched 2008-03-10 14:40:00 After much time spent scouring the internets and local shops for the perfect fabrics, sewing the nights away and a week of amazingly entertaining photo shoots I am ecstatic to announce that my Spring
Collection and Hatchling Slings are LIVE at nest!!!
So much thanks to my boys and all of my models (Jaymi, Popeye and [...]
Politicked 2008-04-11 13:32:58 I’ve never been big on politics. I understand the importance of course, and think we all have to not only celebrate the fact we have the right to vote but get off our butts to do it. It’s just that all the campaigning and subsequent brow beating gets old fast. The thought of people committing [...]
13 hours 2008-04-13 13:59:23 From the time I fell asleep last night until 1:00pm today…
It snowed! (I am assuming that Mama Nature didn’t get the memo that it’s mid-APRIL!)
At lunch today I managed to burn macaroni noodles and edamame. Most likely the two easiest things in the universe to cook, and I do fancy myself as pretty competent in [...]
The Day My Dreadlocks Die 2008-04-15 10:54:07 Today at 3:15 my dreads come off. It’s only been a few months with them and I won’t say I’m not in love, but the novelty and practicality have been battling and well, in life vs. hair, life wins. I don’t have hours a day to spend on my mop and I’m not ok with [...]
Best Shot Monday - Immobile 2008-04-14 11:37:03 I should probably retitle this Worst Shot Monday
because this baby is scary. Fortunately for you, this picture does the atrocity little justice. This my friends is my laptop. My one and only computer that I run two, soon to be three businesses from. Lets just say productivity is at an all time low. Some [...]
A New Me 2008-04-15 19:30:53 Finally home from the salon. Over 3 hours of oh, so painful cutting and combing of the dreads. But I have a new cut that I loooooove. I’m going back tomorrow for a chunk of color in the front. But her she is, the new me.
Mr. Heartbreak 2008-04-18 10:29:56 Since before Xavier was born I have been writing him letters. Letters written now but addressed to him down the road. I’m not sure why exactly, sometimes I have a moment of perspective in his babyhood that I know I’ll want to share later and sometimes I have the terrifying thought that there is always [...] Read more:Heartbreak
Hey, Mamas! 2008-04-17 09:42:02 We’re looking to add some new Mama’s to the family over at Mama Speaks. My baby has been around for almost a year now and working with all the ladies has been a joy. As the site grows we’re finding we need help, and we figured what better way than to open the doors to [...]
Carni Time 2008-04-21 10:37:09 Bloggy Giveaway Time (again!)
Up for grabs is a $50 gift certificate to Nest Baby Sling! (you like that?) That’s me being fancy. ANYWAY! Just leave a comment here to enter by April 27. Extra points for those who, you know, looking around, say more than “gimme, gimme”, that sort of thing. Winner will be announced [...]
We Have a Winner! 2008-04-28 10:36:30 The winner of my bloggy giveaway and a $50 gift certificate to Nest Baby Sling is Erika! Congrats and thank you all for your entries!
Sick Day 2008-04-29 13:01:54 I’m taking a sick day. For real, this is misery, people. (in interest of full disclosure, I am the biggest baby when I’m sick) Thankfully, I don’t get sick often, which I think makes the ratio of wimpy-ness to time infirmed correlate perfectly, but maybe I’m just justifying.
If you’d like Dr. Google’s official diagnosis it’s [...] Read more:Sick Day
My One and Only 2008-05-02 22:32:36 It’s no secret that every other person in the blogiverse just happens to pregnant at the moment. And if this is a true reflection of life in the *real world* then it’s pretty obvious there is a serious baby boom going on. I’ve stopped counting but if I took a realistic poll, I think well [...]
Apparently… 2008-05-03 09:48:13 I suck. But there were some amazing entries and there is even someone you might recognize in the running, so get on over and vote…
Big Trouble in Little Javi-town 2008-05-06 11:58:37 At this very moment Xavier is in the throws of his very first tantrum. Sure he’s had little meltdowns before but at 28.5 months this a first. This is the real deal and it came on with a quickness. He wants to go vote again and really wants to go to the park RIGHT. NOW. [...] Read more:Big Trouble
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It’s All Fun & Games Until It Hits Home 2008-05-05 23:01:51 I never though much about it really. It was just another silly word game. Much beloved by children and bored adults, and possibly those who fantasize over stick men (does such a sect exist?). But then, this December, my dad died. Oddly enough, once I spat out a string of profanity, my first thought was, [...] Read more:Games
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Dearest Xavier, 2008-05-07 16:13:15 When I tickle your chin, you giggle so deep you snort. THAT makes me happy.
xoxo, Mama
Blahbity, blah, blah 2008-05-09 10:07:28 Yesterday, I started therapy. I probably shouldn’t say “started” because I’ve been in some sort of talk therapy since the dawn of man. It’s important to me, sorting out the mental things. Just as, if not more important than the physical if you ask me (why doesn’t everyone get this?!) but anyway… So yesterday I [...]
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