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Another addendum
I want to talk for a minute or two about postpartum depression ( Read more... ) -
Lenora's Birth Part Five
At home I decide that the best thing is for me to sleep on the couch. I decide this because I need to get up every two hours to pump, the pumping is taking a long time, and so I don't want to disturb Erik ( Read more... ) -
Lenora's Birth Part Four
Yes, it has been almost two wonderful years and I have been remiss in posting here at LiveJournal in general. There hasn't even been really that much writing to tell the truth. But this is not the place for that, and I owe it to myself and to Lenora to write it all out ( Read more... ) -
Lenora's Birth Part 3
I was waiting and waiting to go to the OR. So excited to see my little girl. Scared. But up beat. At this point they separate me from my support system - Elaine and Erik. I think nothing of it at the time, but upon reflection, I think its dumb. Yes, I understand things have to be sterile etc. But why must my husband wait beyond the doors until my ( Read more... ) -
Lenora's Birth Addendum
So, I have been avoiding going on because I know that there are people who are reading this who have had experiences that are 100 times more intense than mine. That I don't want to seem as if I am wallowing in self-pity or that my experience was so very terrible. Because it wasn't and it was. It was a very intense 6 days that led to a very intense ( Read more... ) -
Lenora's Birth Part 1
Since she has been around for almost 10 months, I thought I should put down her birth story. It has been a really hard year learning how to parent two children. Lenora's birth was traumatic and hectic and I have been on an incredible journey that I feel is just now starting. But, let us begin at the beginning ( Read more... ) -
Do you like helping? Do you like tea?
Well! You are in luck ( Read more... ) -
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I think I am becoming more obscure every day. -
Its almost time...
I want to talk about Lenora's birth and what came after.
I want to finish the Harmony in Three Parts that I began writing before she was born.
I want to record some initial reactions to being the mother of sisters.
I want to reconnect with myself.
Love.