...then all at once. That's how I fell in love with my daughter.
I owe that quote to John Green. In his novel The Fault in Our Stars there was a line from one of the characters about falling in love with someone and she said "I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Seeing with new eyes
It's amazing how you get to see people in certain situations and it changes how you see them. Someone recently said something on Facebook about enjoying watching her brother with her daughter, and how it was an unexpected joy for her. I'd agree there are surprises when you watch someone...
Friday, February 13, 2015
Perspective
Tonight I was sitting around the house, killing time on Facebook while sitting next to my daughter who was snoozing on her lounge pillow on our sofa and someone posted a link to this blog that was published by a father who lost his daughter to cancer today. I clicked over because I felt curious...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Today I loved my daughter
I know that sounds weird, because you are supposed to love your children all the time, but today I really loved her. What they don't tell you about this parenting thing is that sometimes unconditional love is hard. Maybe I'm the only one who feels that, and maybe I'm a bad parent for...
Monday, February 9, 2015
It's a fine line between bouncing and shaking
My daughter is 5 weeks old now, and time seems to have flown by. There's a piece of me that can't believe that if she hadn't been a c-section delivery I'd be going back to work next week. I'm not ready. I'm glad I have a little more time. I don't think I'll be ready even after...
