On Sunday we put Jack into his wagon and dragged him over the bumpy New Orleans roads to a nearby park. He spent the first half of playtime there being afraid of a motorized kid-sized John Deere tractor, and then when the other kids abandoned the tractor and he no longer felt compelled to subject himself…
Wind
It is 4:30 am, and I am breathless, breathless. I pace the cool tile floor and raise my arms above my head, wanting to breathe without work, without thinking about it, trying to damp down my growing anxiety. Not being able to breathe is a phobia of mine, one I just discovered that I share…
Supermom
Last Monday, I took the Awful Exam. Tomorrow, I start the Scary New (Temporary) Job. In the time between, I’ve accomplished a great deal, much of it falling under the category of Making Room for Baby. The bottles are rubbing elbows with Jack’s sippy cups in the kitchen cabinet. The kitchen junk drawer is now…
Exams, Bouncy Seats, and “Genius Law Clerk” Earrings
Yesterday I took my seventh law school exam, the final one of my 1L year, and it was the worst, most ridiculous, dumbest hide-the-ball piece of nonsense I’ve ever seen. It really ticked me off, but I’m over it now. I never do post-mortems after exams (what did you get for #1? b/c I did…
Today
Today you counted for the first time. You said One Two, before dad would throw you up on his legs. We couldn’t get you to go to three, but still. One, Two, clear as day!