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Mom enough

Jenny — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:46:53 +0000

First thing’s first: My trip to Target today included a mad dash to collect what I needed and get out because Eleanor has entered the stage in which she yells, “WALK! WALK! WALK!” while arching her back & being generally pissed off at being in the stroller*. Her mood transferred to Toby and Callista, so [...]

Sweet, sweet summer time

Jenny — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:57:02 +0000

Story time at the library is exactly as manageable and fun as you all said. I’ve fallen back into my old, library-obsessed self and am so happy to have that part of me back. Sure, I’m sharing the love with my kids, but I really feel much more comfy in my own skin with my [...]

To healthy beginnings

Jenny — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:19:50 +0000

Our team:

Our mascots:

A glimpse at how much has changed in a year:

An idea of what’s to come in the near future:

This year’s March for Babies was again inspiring. No longer riding high on realizing how much we’ve overcome despite prematurity (still amazed, but the wonder [...]

Why I march for babies

Jenny — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:02:49 +0000

The nationwide events are called March for Babies, but it’s about more than the babies. It’s about the mothers and fathers and grandparents, uncles, aunts and all the people in between who fill family roles but don’t quite fit a traditional family name.

I march because I still carry the scars of my own preterm [...]

Don’t ignore infertility – what you can do to help (NIAW 2012)

Jenny — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:20:27 +0000

Don’t ignore your ability to fight infertility.

If you’re infertile (an ugly label used to describe couples trying to conceive without success after 6-12 months (depending on age) or a woman younger than 35 who suffers multiple miscarriages), don’t ignore the lifestyle changes your system may need or treatments you can undergo. From diet and [...]

Arts and crafts

Jenny — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:49:57 +0000

I’m not a crafty person. I’m definitely not an artsy person. I quit taking art electives in school after I earned a C in 9th grade art. We did ink drawings that term, and I just couldn’t get the pen to flow correctly. Instead of art, I created the world’s most screwed up Rorschach test. [...]

Don’t forget

Jenny — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:36:58 +0000

Jenny, don’t forget these little toddler quirks, just days shy of reaching 17 months old:

Toby, instead of saying, “Tickle, tickle, tickle!” says “Godee, godee, godee!” All three kiddos try to bite toes after tickling them – probably because we pretend to nom-nom-nom their chubby baby feet. They all give themselves away by setting their [...]

When they were still PB&J

Jenny — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:58:29 +0000

Pregnant bellies are measured by fundal height. They quit taking that measurement when i was 23 weeks pregnant, measuring at 35 weeks by singleton standards. The OB who measured me that time was impressed by my belly’s width, remarking that I certainly was carrying across rather than outward.

He wasn’t kidding. I gave up [...]

Hide and seek

Jenny — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:33:29 +0000

I know I’m in here, mixed in with Wife and Mommy, Chef and Housewife, Milkmaid and Wardrobe Manager. I find myself every now and then when the house is quiet and my brain has room to wander. I sit in front of the computer, fingers poised over the keys, ready and willing to write, to [...]

Carpe diem

Jenny — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:06:56 +0000

Sitting in the theater watching The Hunger Games last night, a scene in which a character dies set my mind off on a not-focusing-on-the-movie tangent.

I really hope that’s what it’s like to die, I thought. Peaceful, bright – and I’d really like to have someone I love in view – someoneS, really – if [...]