Tributaries

As I’ve mentioned, I’m currently working on the proposal for my second book. A book proposal is a detailed account of what you will write, before you’ve actually all the way written it. You take this mass of material you’ve composed over a period of time, say a year...

names

“I hate American simplicity. I glory in the piling up of complications of every sort. If I could pronounce the name James in any different or more elaborate way I should be in favor of doing it.” — Henry James Choosing a name for a baby is a really big deal to me....

Elle’s Entrance Into the World

(My first picture with baby Elle. Not necessarily glamourous. But beautiful.) Emerging from the cocoon of recovery, infancy, just being with Elle and getting a few hints already as to what it means to be a mother of three. Jamie and my mom left last night. Six weeks...

Settling into Stillness

My contractions have been intermittent for some time now. Starting. Stopping. Starting. Stopping. At first this all feels exciting. And then, after a couple of weeks of on-again-off-again, and then a couple of days of really-intense-and-then-nothing, I realize that...

confession

Before I could do anything else today, I needed to sit down and write this: In May I told you that I had met with an agent (and his lovely wife) who had expressed interest in representing me for my second book. Woohoo! I finished my proposal, emailed it to him, moved...

a third

I’ve just returned from another doctor’s appointment. Been able to spy on Baby Sister inside my belly through the magic of that ultrasound machine. Everything this time around feels unknown. With the twins, I knew I was having a c-section because Lane was breech, and...