I can't whistle: delight

08 April 2012

delight

From earlier today at Grandma Momma Sally's house. About as good as it gets.

6 comments:

Elizabeth said...: Love this -- just magic. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy it all!
xoxo
Elizabeth; April 9, 2012 at 1:13 AM
Eb said...: Oh so lovely!!; April 9, 2012 at 7:25 AM
IF Optimist, then... said...: J'adore her purple gingham dress. So cute!; April 9, 2012 at 2:26 PM
B. said...: Another contagious smile from Della! Thank you so much for sharing this picture- I couldn't stop smiling myself.

And thank you for the pump- haven't had a chance to do much more than open the box (Charlotte really likes the tops, too), but whenever I'm pumping I find myself thinking of all the othe rthings I could be doing if only I weren't plugged into the wall...; April 9, 2012 at 2:49 PM
Baby Smiling In Back Seat said...: Her smile just gets more and more beautiful. I feel like I keep saying that.

On top of being adorable, dresses solve the problem of finding pants that fit!; April 9, 2012 at 11:21 PM
Erin Bakal said...: A-stinkin-dorable! LOVE it! Pure glee. Thanks for sharing!; April 12, 2012 at 12:23 AM

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I started this blog during struggles with infertility--struggles that resulted in countless IUIs, medications, procedures, 5 attempted IVF cycles, 2 pregnancies, one heartbreaking loss, and one miracle baby.

Parenthood left me feeling like I was not sure what to do here, with this amazing community. To talk about parenting felt boastful for those still and forever struggling. To not talk about it felt disingenuous. So here I am. I want to talk about my real life. Parenting. Midlife reassessment. Flailing. Finding myself. Mucking about.

So yes, I am a midlife parent of an amazing child.
Yes, I battled infertility and will be forever changed by every single moment of that journey.
I am imperfect and life is messy, but it is also so beautiful.

Among many other things, I hope to reconnect to myself through writing here. And I hope to connect with you too. Others out there, parenting maybe later in life. Maybe after struggling. Maybe struggling still. We can all use a safe place and a lot of compassion. That's what I am offering to you. I hope you'll stick around.

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--Abraham