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Category Archives: mamakus

Mamaku #35

10-12-2010 basket of markers Ben and Maddie color a white cardboard box

Nighttime mamakus

21 his eyes closed “My orange!” he cries out a nightmare 22 Maddie takes half from the middle of our bed

Mamaku #10

I hold my daughter and look into the mirror at my mother’s face

Mamakus #7, #8, & #9

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)

Mamaku #6

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 [...]

Mamaku #5

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 [...]

Mamaku #3

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 [...]

Mamaku #2

more waddle than walk stretch marks fan across my belly the thirty-sixth week