Confessions

September 8, 2010

Tweet When I began my journey to motherhood I wanted twins desperately.  I prayed for twins.  It never occurred to me to have just one child, although the three-month colic episode that was my introduction to motherhood did give me pause for thought.  After we got through it, I thanked God for ignoring the twin […]

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IVF encore

September 1, 2010

Tweet When Jax was a year old, I realized that if I didn’t take drastic measures, he was going to be a very spoiled little boy.  My options were to either reign in Mimi, who had gone jumping-over-the-moon-gaga over her first grandchild, or to have another baby to give the little Bean prince some competition.  […]

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Grandmothers and maladies

August 25, 2010

Tweet Portia:  Hello. Me:  What’s your theory on colored snot? Portia:  Well, that depends.  If it’s purple, I’d really be concerned. Me:  It’s subject to whom you ask, but somewhere between yellow and green. Portia:  Fever? Me:  No. Portia:  Green snot, no fever, no doctor. Me:  Exactly! Portia:  Mimi? Me:  Yes. Portia and I go […]

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Rainy days and Sundays

August 18, 2010

Tweet On Sunday the floods came.  I’ve never seen so much water.  Papa had to tie the house down so that it wouldn’t float away, and the little Beans were stir crazy and spent much of the day in search of creative [read: destructive] means of entertainment.  Papa shut himself up in his office and watched […]

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Really I don’t have anything against Velma: conversations with a three-year-old

August 11, 2010

Tweet Note: Jax is deprived.  His mommy doesn’t let him watch much TV, and since Mommy loathes Spiderman, it is strictly prohibited.  (Beans don’t like spiders, and besides, isn’t 3.5 a little early for Spiderman?) If he’s good, he gets to watch a little Scooby on the weekend. “Mommy, you’re going to be Delma.” “I […]

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Expectations: great and otherwise

August 4, 2010

Tweet Mimi does not subscribe to avant-garde ideas, and so it was no surprise that she was on the fence when I decided to have a baby without the benefit of a husband… a boyfriend… or even a one-night-stand.  Of course, Papa was on board, but Papa is usually on board, especially when there’s cause […]

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Venice recycled

July 28, 2010

Tweet We held this month’s book club at the beach Saturday.  Jules was driving, so I slugged down a couple of bloody Marys, and despite hat, sunscreen, and umbrella, I still ended up a little pink. “This book has Jenn Bean written all over it,” said Jules, handing me a somber looking paperback.  A Year […]

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What now? A period of adjustment

July 21, 2010

Tweet Jax was wheeled into my room in a stainless steel bassinet by a nurse who issued a laundry list of instructions that concluded with, “And when he needs changing, here are the diapers and wipes.” Diapers!  Wipes!  Changing!  Didn’t they do that for you?! When you elect to have a baby solo, there’s a […]

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A new day, a new Bean

July 14, 2010

Tweet “I have never peed on myself.” “You have never been pregnant before either,” Dr. Pettigrew said in a tone that ended discussion. I was 36-weeks pregnant.  Dr. Pettigrew was my OB. She was old as dirt with steel gray hair, wire rimmed glasses, sensible shoes and a no-nonsense attitude, and, frankly, she scared the […]

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Unsolicited everything

July 7, 2010

Tweet “Did you use a turkey baster or do you know the father?” Holy shit. I was speechless. I knew Julie could be blunt, but I was unprepared for this. She was actually headed in the right direction, but fertility treatments with donor swimmers are a lot more sophisticated than the do-it-yourself method that she […]

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