Nearly 18 months. That’s how long Emma and I have been at this breastfeeding thing. More than twice as long as I breastfed Joshua. Longer than I imagined and also somehow not. And I’m starting to have a hard time with it. Since she turned one, maybe even before then, I’ve practiced “Don’t offer, don’t…
Emma
Move Over, Joey Chestnut
We went to an awesome little guy’s 2nd birthday party yesterday. The big kids were too busy playing to eat. But that’s okay because Emma loves food. She made her way onto the bench by the table, surveyed the plates of food before her like she was at an All You Can Eat buffet, and…
Breastfeeding a Toddler
I was looking through photos on my computer the other day and came across this one, taken by Jill last August in New York. While part of me sort of let out a tiny little cry at how small Emma was, another part of me reached out and gave a giant pat on the back. My goal…
Cake: Smashed
There were a lot of things I did with Joshua that I haven’t done with Emma. Like worry about every tiny scrap of anything he picked up off the floor and put in his mouth and what contaminants he might be ingesting. So with Emma, I’ve tried to do things that I didn’t do with…
Dear Emma
Dear Emma, Today is your birthday. The first of what I hope will turn out to be many. You, little girl, have blessed and enriched our lives in ways innumerable. All of those ways for the better. Except for maybe the sleep thing you seem to fight. Watching you grow and change this past year…