I can't whistle: almost 2

22 October 2012

almost 2

Amazing Della photo by my amazing sister, taken yesterday at her kitchen table.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: Wow that is one gorgeous child! Such a beautiful photo Kate.
Also, your wolves dream is intense. My thinking would be that there is a lot of teaching moving in to your life, if you follow the symbolism of these amazing animals.
xo, Shelagh; October 22, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Mark said...: I look at this picture and can't help but think how incredibly blessed you are. Yes, I know life can be overwhelming to the point of major suckyness, and you've had more than your share, but when I see this beautiful little girl, all I can think is how God smiled upon you by giving you such a gift.; October 22, 2012 at 11:39 AM
It Is What It Is said...: OMG, this picture made my morning. What a scrumptious baby girl!; October 22, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Baby Smiling In Back Seat said...: Oh my goodness gracious.; October 23, 2012 at 10:55 PM
Erin Bakal said...: Adorable. And I agree, the wolves dream is intense-- and your faith in the face of fear to reach out to the wolf and then welcome not one but many into your home? That's the Kate that is fiercely brave, completely gentle and a beautiful gift to the world. BTW, I am sorry that I don't comment as often as I used to, I friggin' hate captchas, so now I only comment if I see something I just can't NOT comment on.; October 25, 2012 at 11:19 PM
Joannah said...: Okay, this is the most scrumptious child I have seen (aside from my own, of course). I just want to eat those chubby cheeks and arms up. What a precious, precious girl. You are insanely blessed! :); October 26, 2012 at 11:34 PM

About this blog

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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"The key is, starting from the inside out. Often you say, “I don’t know what to do.” True, you don’t know what to do. There are infinite possibilities. And a bunch of them haven’t worked for you. A lot of them have been tried, and they haven’t worked under what you think are the same conditions. And so, you sort of pace around, you don’t know what to do. Sometimes you don’t even know what you want to have. But you always, you always, if you will stop and think about it, you ALWAYS know how you want to feel."

--Abraham