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    A few months back, I stumbled upon a book entitled Writing Our Lives, edited by Mary Ann Jansen of the Women Writing for a Change Foundation. This book contains selections from the first ever 2010 Writing Circle partnering with the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati. Each Wednesday over the next few weeks, I will…

Three simple words. Three impossible words. I. Need. Help. I calculated this pregnancy incorrectly. I was sure I’d be early, so now I look back and I think–I started asking Peter for help too early. He’s exhausted, what with six weeks straight of getting up with both kids in the night (Penny almost always needs…

A quick addition to my post from this morning: I’m not the only one preparing for the birth of this child. Peter found William in his crib this morning, pajamas entirely off. Peter asked, “William, what are you doing?” William, who had his giraffes under the covers with him, said, “I’m feeding my baby.” He…

I’m 40-weeks pregnant with our third child. This was a planned pregnancy. And it’s been an easy one. No health concerns. No morning sickness. A supportive husband who has borne the brunt of my need for sleep, for someone to unload the groceries and take the children sledding. And yet I’ve found myself bemoaning my…
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