By Kelly Women, as a collective, share many things. Stories about buying our first bra, getting our first period and waiting for that high-school crush to call can unite a disparate group and cause instant camaraderie to well up. But nothing really touches the symbiotic topics of pregnancy and childbirth. It can ignite a firestorm…
Author Archives: Kelly
Seeds
By Kelly I was quickly changing the baby from pajamas to clothes this morning – which could describe any morning during the school year, really – when my five-year-old walked into the room, shot me a big grin and said, “I brushed my teeth before I put my clothes on today, Mommy.” The following thoughts…
A SAHM Moment
By Kelly I pulled into the garage this afternoon a little after 1:00, with the following list of urgent concerns. 1. Corey needed me to e-mail him some directions immediately; he was going to be leaving the office in 5 minutes. 2. I had two Trader Joe’s bags in the back of the mini-van. 3….
Home
By Kelly Corey and I went for a walk after dinner tonight. The older kids were playing with friends in the neighborhood, laughing and riding bikes in the golden, evening twilight. So it was just me, my husband, our 20-month-old Teyla and the dog. Corey and I chatted about Natalie’s first day of third grade…
Air Travel, Not Scare Travel: Navigating the Not-So-Friendly Skies with your Kids
By Kelly I knew we’d get the looks. Anyone traveling by plane with three kids, as we did last week, is bound to be on the receiving end of a few “please don’t sit by me” glances. And when we walked up to security, it’s amazing to watch the gait of our fellow travelers quicken,…
Brotherly Love
By Kelly I carry the baby from the bathroom. She’s wrapped in a hooded towel like a plump, wet burrito. Her brother, wrapped in his own towel combo, trails behind and makes the following announcement about his sister. “Mom, tomorrow night, I’m going to marry Teyla.” I pause. It’s true that my family tree can…
That House
By Kelly A Tuesday in mid-August doesn’t seem the most likely day for a dream to come true. Even when it dawns sunny and bright and filled with the sing-song of birds and toddlers, the ordinariness is louder than the potential within. That’s how my day started yesterday. A yawn, some coffee. Wipe a nose,…
Multiple Channels
By Kelly There are days when I wonder what it would be like to parent an only child. Oddly enough, the thought isn’t entertained on the days when my three children turn into heathen monkeys. Rather, it lingers on days that are easy, when each child seems to shine brightly as their own, unique creation….
Full-Time Mom
By Kelly As we were driving home from the final soccer game of the season yesterday morning, I looked in the rearview mirror and asked the kids, “So are you having a fun summer so far?” “So far!” wailed Natalie, eight years and one day old. “Summer is over!” “No it’s not,” I retorted. “Let…
Breakfast Surprise
By Kelly Wednesday morning, if all goes as planned, my husband and I will pounce on the kids as soon as they wake up and whisk them away to a surprise breakfast at a real, live restaurant. Even as you are reading this, I will be sitting at a sticky table with three animated children…