“Mother Hushed and sacred silence fills the dawning sky I ponder in this moment of our journey which is nigh...” MotherPoetryParentTeacherDreamsTeachingBabyMomPoemFutureMotherhoodGiftInnocenceProseChildExpectingHugNew LifeCradleHopesHaving A BabyMommaMother And ChildNew ParentMom To ChildMother To Be Author:Muse
“…my baby’s small face is screwed up and it’s her who screams. She opens her little mouth and she lets out this big scream, and it’s like she has claws, and with that scream her claws take hold and she pulls me towards her. And I want her, I’ve never wanted anything more. I want to hold her and press my nose to her and learn every little bit of her.” BabyBabiesNew Parent Book:My Name is Monster Source: My Name is Monster
“Those early weeks were a blur. Like most new parents, I slept no more than two or three hours at the longest. How tired was I? One morning I piled a load of laundry into the washing machine, scooped a plastic cup of laundry detergent from the box, and poured it into the receptacle in the washing machine. The detergent filled the receptacle and then spilled over the edges. This had never happened before. I had never scooped out more detergent than could fit into the receptacle. I thought hard. I stared at the detergent. I stared at the object in my hand. It was not the small detergent scoop, but a big plastic cup. Why would there be a big plastic cup in the detergent box? I read the side of the detergent box, then it became clear that this was not detergent but kitty litter. I had just loaded the washing machine full of kitty litter. I pondered what would happen if I started the washing machine with kitty litter inside -- the clumping kind! -- and then spent the next thirty minutes trying desperately to get every last bit of litter out of the machine. Then I went to get some sleep; I could do laundry later.” LaundrySleep DeprivationNew ParentCat Litter Book:How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming Source: How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
“If you create a loving bond with your new baby, then you're already a great parent and the rest is just details.” BabyPregnancyNewbornNew MomNew ParentNew Dad Author:Eve Allen