37 weeks
If the Cholestasis had returned, or if the pre-e had stayed mild, I would have been induced at 37 weeks at Duke Regional.
lorelei
Big sister
For the most part Lorelei is doing remarkably well with all of these transitions.
My time in the hospital was difficult for her. She was happy during the days when things were “normal”, but broke down each night when she had to leave the hospital. The longer I stayed the more comfortable she became there, which was not necessarily a good thing. She got restless and a little too comfortable.
Lorelei sings to Rowan – Video
This is one of those moments where Zach and I just looked at each other and realized we have two very awesome kids. TWO!
Mini me
Dear Yai Yai,
Recently we have been discussing instinct. You want to know why animals do certain things, innate actions, evolutionary requirements. Your instinct right now is to believe what I tell you, to love what I love. After all, I have lived to the age of 33, so I must know something. Right now you want to emulate that. And I can’t deny that I love it.
In the in between
Dear Yai Yai,
You are always in an in between. There is what you were, and what you are going to become, and the now that is shaped by and shaping those. We all live in the in between, but at the age of four the recent past and near future are so fluid and so open that the now seems like a constant adventure. The past may seem like a solid, but because you are learning so much about the world at every turn, it reforms itself, gives new meaning to past events that you were too young to process.
Loose Parts
Dear Yai Yai,
Every year as the first flowers start to bloom and our cars turn uniformly yellow I survey my back yard. I am considering the usual suspects. Which plants have become invasive? Do I have room for another garden bed? This year, beyond the plans for pruning and tomatoes, there was another idea forming; what will make you the master of your outdoor domain? Plastic playhouses and kiddie pools are fun, but when the plastic pool turns into an ocean and leaves of an Elephant-Ear plant become mermaid tails, that is how magic happens.
Election 2012
Dear YaiYai,
This is your first presidential election. You probably aren’t old enough to remember anything about it, though you do know how to say “Obama.” But then again, you also seem to think going to vote has something to do with going on a boat.