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  • (Do not) Read the manual

    When does maternal instinct kick in when there are just so many manuals on parenting?

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  • A shift in the wind

    One moment, you are completely fine. The next, you want to kill everyone. Everything hurts. And you feel you are geting sick.

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  • 3rd trimester aches and pain? I was fine yesterday. Now everything hurts. Will it be different tomorrow?

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  • It is my absolute favorite thing in pregnancy. Proof of life. In all its glory.

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  • Stepping into motherhood

    When are you a mother? Is it when the idea of becoming a mother becomes an actual possibility? You are in love. You are married. You dream about it. You talk about it. You decide… and have sex without taking any precautions. Is it when you not trying, not preventing (as they call it)? You…

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  • Heaven and earth

    You love your kids equally. Differently, but equally.

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  • Ella, mein Sternenkind.

    Ella’s story was cut short, but one always worth telling. Joyeux anniverciel, anak ko! I love, miss and grieve for you every day, but especially today. Today is hard. Today is emotional. Today, I remember every little thing. Today, I imagine what could have been. Today, and each day I breathe, I love you —…

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  • BODYful

    Today, I feel so grateful to my body. What it is capable of creating, enduring, manifesting — nothing short of a miracle.

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  • Vivid dreams

    Dreams are my reality, or hyperreality.

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  • Gratitude

    In pregnancy, and in life, milestones have to be cherished and celebrated.

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