February 4, 2010 – 2:40 pm
after music class on
a rainy Thursday morning
gritty mud puddles
in the parking lot
buckling the baby
into her carseat while
he’s stomping, splashing, falling
down in his new
navy blue rain boots,
his first pair,
still a little too big
October 6, 2009 – 9:50 pm
21
his eyes closed
“My orange!” he cries out
a nightmare
22
Maddie takes
half from the middle
of our bed
Madeleine woke up coughing several times last night. This morning I composed this poem for Bri:
She coughs;
not separate,
you wake.
April 28, 2009 – 11:08 am
I hold my daughter
and look into the mirror at
my mother’s face
April 24, 2009 – 10:52 am
Madeleine
laughing in her sleep
three months old
(3-7-09)
dirt, dog food
nothing too gross for
the toddler palette
Maddie’s sleeping,
Ben’s at pre-school co-op,
five minutes of peace
(4-24-09)
February 10, 2009 – 2:17 pm
trying not to go insane
singing, cuddling, walking for hours
these children won’t nap
This makes the third day in a row that it’s taken more than an hour to convince Ben to take an afternoon nap. He very nearly fell asleep in his booster seat at lunch today and face planted in his almond butter and jelly [...]
January 12, 2009 – 10:42 pm
toys scattered everywhere
Veggie Booty smashed in the rug
a toddler lives here
Does Veggie Booty count as a serving of vegetables? Y’know, the same way the Reagan administration said that ketchup and pickle relish counted in the 80s? Because I can’t get Ben to eat any other vegetables for love or for money.
(Credit for the Mamaku form, [...]
December 2, 2008 – 3:22 pm
transition
in labor, at home
is painful
Me and my babies–aren’t they beautiful? Ben sports his big brother sweatshirt, though he’s still not at all sure about the role.
After spending nearly 9 months worrying about being separated from her, I never would have guessed that being separated from him (while I’m tied to the nursing chair, changing a [...]
November 19, 2008 – 2:38 pm
more waddle than walk
stretch marks fan across my belly
the thirty-sixth week