Archive for the “Motherhood” category
Show Me What’s on Your Mind
by Ashley on April 22, 2014
When you were born, you cried. Nonstop. For four long months. Just days into your tiny life, I thought to myself, “This one must be broken,” and almost returned you to the hospital. Surely there had to be more sounds (…)
The Baby Bird in My House
by Ashley on March 12, 2014
I have become a closet eater. Not because I’m embarrassed about my snack habits. (Yes, I’ll own up to eating half a bag of M&Ms on occasion.) It’s just that I cannot eat anything in peace anymore. Other mothers can (…)
Some Songs Are Written For Tears
by Ashley on September 5, 2013
You are my sunshine My only sunshine You make me happy When skies are gray You’ll never know, dear How much I love you Please don’t take my sunshine away. The other night, dear As I lay sleeping I dreamed (…)
Things You Will Never Understand
by Ashley on August 28, 2013
You will never know how much I love you. When you are grown and become a mother, and I hope you become a mother, you still will not understand how much I love you. But you will understand what it (…)
A Letter to My Daughter: The First of Many
by Ashley on August 20, 2013
I dream of you. At night and during the day. Every time I sleep, you are there. Even when I don’t see you, you’re in the background somewhere. I know because of the way I behave in the dream. I (…)
Thoughts from a Mother of 6 Months
by Ashley on August 14, 2013
I have been a mother for 6 months and 6 days. There has been good and bad, as I expected. What I didn’t expect was just how much good and how much bad there would be. For example, I expected (…)
