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The United States of Erin
I’m a devoted fan of the Showtime series The United States of Tara starring Toni Collette, one of my favorite actresses. If you haven’t seen it, you should check it out. Coincidentally, it’s set here...
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Rockin’ the Bump!
Today I’m joining Shell at Things I Can’t Say with her “Rockin’ The Bump” post! Exhibit A. This is me when I was roughly 22 weeks pregnant with the twins in 2005: Pregnant with Abby & Izzy,...
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Reminders for Later.
you t u m b l e d in on the w n s of the w i n d. Whoosh. Rustle. Whirrrrrr....
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The Gift of Rain
photo courtesy of Photobucket the pitter-patter of long-awaited raindrops. a slow, soft murmuring sort of morning; everything moving slowly. snuggled in my warm bed with sheets desperately needing to...
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Where I’m From–New Orleans
Looking for my Storkie giveaway? CLICK HERE! I found this writing excercise via Galit Breen’s blog, These Little Waves, and she got it from Mama Kat. It’s been on my mind for awhile, but I’ve been...
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Our Tiny Miracle is Here!
You’re my life’s one Miracle, Everything I’ve done that’s good And you break my heart with tenderness, And I confess it’s true I never knew a love like this till you…. You’re the reason I...
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The Nitty Gritty on the First Few Weeks of Motherhood.
God, grant me grace. Help me be patient with myself. I am not perfect. I cannot do it all. I am not Wonder Woman; I am me, just one person. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Let me not worry so much...
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A Flapper is Born.
Approx 9:50 p.m. on 10/21/11, I got to hold Piper right away on my chest. I look happy because the epidural was still going. **WARNING: This isn’t a typical Erin post (wait, is there a “typical Erin...
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I’m not here today. Instead, you can find me HERE. I’ve written a guest post on motherhood for my bloggy friend Courtenay , who happens to have twins of her own! You can find her on twitter at...
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the first and the last
it feels like the first time. the first time holding a chubby baby in my arms. rolls and dimples and bits of her last meal hiding in the folds of her neck. lost in her soft sighs and murmurs, feeling...
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Dear Little Red Bean, I was ecstatic to see you today, but I have a confession (or four) to make: especially now that you look like an actual baby instead of a blob, I am REALLY nervous. Worried I...
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Magic, mystery and someone else’s master plan have brought you here. You perch daintily in my lap, delicate as a flower. I will not hurt you. You’ve traveled a long way. You are tired. I will take care...
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