Dear Lily June, A conversation with a co-worker this morning reminded me of one of the most painful parts of… Read more A,B,C–On the Occasion that You Ever Have Postpartum Depression
Category: Pregnancy
Lily June Won–In Which You Turn One
Dear Lily June, It is impossible to put into a single post all the things I’m feeling now that you’ve… Read more Lily June Won–In Which You Turn One
Be Our Guest–In Which Mrs. Minion Fought the Darkness and Won
Dear Lily June, At this time last year, I was still in the hospital, still waiting for you to make… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Mrs. Minion Fought the Darkness and Won
Be Our Guest–In Which Orchidblue Endorses Bravery & Beauty
Dear Lily June, Because of what happened with my pregnancy and your birth, I am still inclined to think of… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Orchidblue Endorses Bravery & Beauty
The Story of Stuff–In Which You (Formally) Meet Monkaroo
Dear Lily June, Meet Monkaroo. He may look, to you, like any one of a number of cute stuffed monkeys… Read more The Story of Stuff–In Which You (Formally) Meet Monkaroo
Dear Little Heart–In Which I Introduce the Letters Which Started This Blog
Dear Lily June, Once upon a time, exactly a year ago today, after I’d been told you might not make… Read more Dear Little Heart–In Which I Introduce the Letters Which Started This Blog
Forgiving the Flesh–In Which I Recount the Ways My Body Has Betrayed Me
Dear Lily June, As human beings, we live in the flimsy structures of our fleshy bodies. Our hearts, like birds,… Read more Forgiving the Flesh–In Which I Recount the Ways My Body Has Betrayed Me
The Delivery, Part II–In Which I Fail to Progress as a Mother and a Human Being
Dear Lily June, If you’re ever pregnant someday, you’ll get to a point where you look and feel like this… Read more The Delivery, Part II–In Which I Fail to Progress as a Mother and a Human Being
The Delivery, Part I–In Which I Have No Birthing Plan and Things Escalate Quickly
Dear Lily June, If you’re old enough to read this, you probably know the unfortunate truth about your mother: She… Read more The Delivery, Part I–In Which I Have No Birthing Plan and Things Escalate Quickly
The Pregnancy–In Which First Your Life is Threatened and Then Mine Is
Dear Lily June, If there’s one thing I’ve learned in this life, it’s that we’re both hardier and more fragile… Read more The Pregnancy–In Which First Your Life is Threatened and Then Mine Is
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