I wanted Zia to have a little present to open when the baby comes. I made her this nightie out of a soft scrap of knit fabric. It was easy-peasy and I whipped it up in about 20 minutes while she was sleeping. She loves blue. I bought a pair of Zia symbol earrings (Green […]
We are in the final stretch. This is me this morning, with 6 days until full term. The belly has dropped considerably (can you tell?) I’ve been having on and off contractions since Sunday, and they are slowly building in intensity. My midwife thinks I just might not make it to my due date, August […]
The belly cast is finished–plastered and primed, painted and sealed! Notice that Zia gave me a hand with it. Here it is next to the one I made while carrying Zia. Both were cast 3 weeks before my due date, and they are almost identical, but not quite. Zia’s appears larger because I plastered a […]
Papa and Mimi are coming from NY for the baby’s birth, and all Zia can talk about is Papa teaching her to juggle and Mimi teaching her to dance and twirl a baton. I’m not so sure about the baton (since I haven’t procured one yet) but dancing and juggling will definitely be in full […]
“Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.” -E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
