Sunday Snaps

1. She leaned in and kissed him

on the field of the same park

I first fell in love with a boy.

2. We shared a glass of wine

Two old friends and our two children

"Can you believe how much has changed?"

3. On the Ferris Wheel he was fearless.

"You have to sit down," I said

but he shook his head, held my hand instead.

4. He named the snails in Nana's garden.

(I used to do the same)

This right here is "treelocke" and this one's called "bubblebasket".

5. We had to drive separately home
so he drove his car behind mine and
we talked to each other on speaker phone.

GGC

Chapter (Month) Nine: Call of the Child

This month's Fable film celebrates our girl's ninth month of life. A milestone I clutch with shaky fingers because nine-months to a pregnant woman means the birth of her baby. And so, in a way, it feels like she's been reborn. This time as a child. 

She was born ten days early so she has officially been living outside of me several weeks longer than she existed within. Even still, it hurts to draw nines on the top of her charts, to hold my belly and feel emptiness. To celebrate a milestone that meant something so different when last I counted down. 

Now, I must count up. And pretty soon, I'll be out of fingers. 

GGC

musical credit: Unison Falling Into Harmony by: Great Lake Swimmers

The Long Lost Labor Footage

Nine months ago, today, I was breathing hard into my hands as Hal ran around my hospital room with the camera, making faces, talking about his teeth, laughing at the fact that I was writhing in agony.

The usual "husband as labor coach" type stuff.

Editing this video I couldn't help but think of Britney and Kevin's Chaotic (remember that trainwreck?) and how WTF I was watching it, how refined I felt my relationship with Hal was in comparison.

HA! PSYCHE!

I also couldn't help but think, "Yes. Thank you. Yes."

Today also happens to be Hal's 35th birthday, which means he is now of "advanced maternal age" aka if we ever have another baby I'm going to make him get an amnio just because.

(Hal, Thank you for continuing to make me laugh through life's many labors. I love you.)

BEC