Category: babies
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From Not for Mothers Only:.
From Not for Mothers Only: Contemporary Poems on Child-Getting & Child-Rearing, edited by Catherine Wagner & Rebecca Wolff: Cesarean Now the irises rage light, spiked tongues at the hospital window Inside the body’s solarium light shrinks to cold flat stone How I would like to just unravel Through glass, cut leaves curl like fingers in…
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Momentary Calm.
Last Sunday I got further than I’ve ever managed on the NYT Sunday crossword puzzle, primarily because I spent the day working on it as I huffed through contractions, unable to concentrate on anything beyond the Sunday paper. This Sunday, I’ve haven’t had the time to read more than a section or two of the…
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Happy New Year!
Aidan Revello Gauthier born via c-section, 7:57am December 29, 2008 8 lbs. 3 oz. 20 3/4 in.
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And we’re having…[Warning: Baby Spoiler Ahead]
Vincent looks mostly like his dad, except for around his eyes. This baby seems to have my profile, poor dear. You might scoff, but you actually can tell quite a lot from an ultrasound. The ultrasound went much swifter than I expected — when I was pregnant with Vincent I remember it taking upwards of…
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A Lost Week.
“My heart beat thick.” I think that’s the correct quote. It’s from Jane Eyre, and I’ve never forgotten it (quite) due to Dr. Heineman’s professorial diligence back in 1990, her vehement attention to a writer’s very particular choice. (From her I also learned the proper pronunciation of “vehement” and “awry.”) All respect to Jane, but…
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“The Mist”.
We did not drive to the coast yesterday — both Vincent & Lance had colds, so we went out for breakfast at Foxtowne Diner and walked to the playground in the morning, and had a quiet and restful afternoon. My idea of a good day. Which I needed, because I woke up in a foul…
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Black Eye of Night.
For the past month or so, I’ve been working on weaning Vincent — he’s 2, it’s well past time. When he was born I thought he’d have been weaned many moons ago, but this last year has been full of changes, which he’s been a really good sport about, so it just wasn’t going to…
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Elle est arrivée!
Welcome, Mazarine Jade McKenzie, born February 24, 2008, at 4:12pm! Mazarine Length: 21 in Weight: 8 lbs, 5.25 oz. Congratulations, Marianne & Andrew!
Marie Gauthier 