Around the two-month mark of a baby’s life, there comes a magical moment before which life was a lot like holding down a fort during a zombie apocalypse. Swarms of attacks swept through every orifice of the stronghold. There was barely enough ammunition to go around and clearly not enough imagination to predict the possible…
Read moreMonth: October 2022
Keepsake of a Distant Memory
I’m happy to report that I can finally laugh about my agony during those first two months of my daughter’s life. All those miserable memories have evaporated to the point I almost don’t remember what the big deal was. Perhaps I’ve been acclimated to this lifestyle. Perhaps the fresh wounds have turned into scars. Or…
Read moreBeyond Pain: Labor Day 3, Delivered!
June 9, 2022 Spoiler Alert Since the title gives it away, there’s no need to slow walk to it. This is it, the culmination of days of agony, delay, and frustration, the “Act V” release of 60-hour-long suspense, the moment that a roller coaster carriage slows its ascension and transitions to a nose-dive. Our life…
Read moreBeyond Pain: Labor Day 2.5, Just Please…
June 9, 2022 Waking to a Nightmare Ever since a stick told us that my wife was pregnant, we had been living the days of anticipation. Every change of the baby bump, every sneak peek of our daughter’s delicate heartbeat, every unfathomable purchase, and every sacrificial change of our place set our hearts alight and…
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