When I started seeing a new therapist in October, it was because I no longer felt like I could handle the disappointment I was feeling, over myself. “I just don’t know who I am anymore,” I told her, explaining how often I’d let myself down, how I couldn’t follow through on any creative ideas, how my identities—as…
Six Months of Motherhood
Desmond is six months old today and it’s hard to believe I’ve been a mom for half a year. And this is kind of wild: on April 10th last year I shared the post announcing that I was pregnant. We’ve come full circle. I had no idea what the next year of my life would…
Three Months of Motherhood
Desmond turned three months old yesterday, the 10th, which means we’ve officially crossed that invisible threshold ending the “fourth trimester.” As if on cue, he started sleeping on a fairly predictable schedule a few days prior, giving us a 5-6 hour stretch before one middle-of-the-night wakeup to eat, then quickly going right back to sleep again…