Monthly Archives: November 2009

Patience 26

Life is surreal right now. I am home but not home. Mother to my children again and yet limited in my ability to mother them. I keep struggling to do all that I was yearning to do during my time away from home and family, but there are not enough hours, not [...]

Mommy Milk 34

Claira was born starving hungry. Holding her slight weight against us in the hospital, we could feel the wiggling of her tummy and hear the deep rumbling bubbly sounds of her cavernous innards. While she’s a champion nurser she just can’t get enough into her stomach before she falls asleep and as a [...]

Claira Jane 39

Well, I thought about phoning Eowyn and having her transcribe all the gory details here for you, but all my careful planning lacked in the phone card department. Our cell phone bill is going to be astronomical. But it was totally worth it to share the news of sweet Claira. Isn’t she purdy?
Advantage of c-section [...]

Hi All! 22

Eowyn here!
We got the call at about 10:00 pm MST from Neil that Claira is here!
Everything went well. It was actually Faramir doing all the talking to Neil. She is 6 lbs 8 oz, which is a good size. When we talked to him, Neil was holding the baby and waiting for [...]