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akhmatova: the birth story, 1 year later
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The birth story, 1 year later. When I started having contractions a year ago I thought it was indigestion. It was 9pm on December 5. As uncomfortable as the end of the pregnancy was, labor was going to be even more uncomfortable. And I wasn’t sure I was ready to go through it yet. We decided to go to bed and try to get some rest. My parents drove through the night and arrived around 5:30 on the morning of the 6. Would I be sent home? Was that screaming pain in my future? Happy Birthday to my girl. So bea...
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akhmatova: jet-lagged
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This photo was taken at 7:30am at the park yesterday. The girls woke us up at 3am and refused to go back to sleep, despite our many attempts. By the time we got to the park we'd already eaten breakfast, stopped for coffee and croissants (Stella must be going through another growth spurt because she is eating every 30 minutes) in the city, and dropped Jordan off at work. This morning they woke up at 3:40am. I managed to get Djuna back to sleep, but Stella and I were up eating breakfast again at 4:30am.
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akhmatova: goodbye to all that...hair
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Goodbye to all that.hair. I am in seriously in love. With my new haircut. After years of living with and loving long hair, it was time for a change. I showed my hairdresser, Alise. Of Michelle Williams for inspiration. Alise worked her magic. And now I'm ready for summer. Totally in love with it, too! Gorgeous and so hip. The opposite of mom hair. The captcha is gone! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. A cup of jo. Borrowed, bought, stolen. Happy weekend goodbye to may.
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akhmatova: longbourn
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Last night I finished Jo Baker's intensely readable and richly detailed novel Longbourn. In it, Baker elegantly refocuses the lens of Austen's Pride and Prejudice. From the Bennet sisters to the plight of their maid, Sarah, and the inner workings of Longbourn. Behind the scenes at Longbourn there are are clothes to be scrubbed and mended, tea to be served, ladies to be dressed and coiffed, and chamber pots to be carried out and emptied. All in all a wonderful read. NPR Q&A with Jo Baker. A cup of jo.
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akhmatova: introducing djuna sulise + birth story
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Introducing djuna sulise birth story. Djuna, 7 days old. We named her Djuna (pronounced JOON-uh) after writer Djuna Barnes. It's a name I've loved ever since reading Nightwood. In college, and Jordan and I agreed after we had Stella that if we ever had another girl we would call her Djuna. We wanted to capture the love and admiration we have for both our mothers; Sulise is an homage to them, Suellen and Malise. I never imagined I'd have such a different birth experience from the one I had with Stella.
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akhmatova: gorgeous shades
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Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Before becoming a mom I worked in publishing for a few years, most recently at Chronicle Books. And before that I was a bookseller. I collect books shoes fine tunes affordable art ephemera. I am perpetually full of wanderlust and dreaming of faraway places. View my complete profile. A cup of jo. Borrowed, bought, stolen. Be back soon. and friday links. Djuna, 11 months. Large: ai weiwei on alcatraz. The week in brief friday fun links. Oh, kevin drew.
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akhmatova: happy birthday, djuna baby
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Happy birthday, djuna baby. Djuna on her first birthday. A year ago, after a quick 3 hour labor. Our Djuna was born. I have been thinking about that birth experience all day. After weeks of waiting and getting increasingly tired of being pregnant, I was joyful to finally be in labor. I felt powerful, so different than when I gave birth to Stella. Giving birth isn't easy. But looking back I can remember starting to push and thinking I can do this, my body is strong, I can do this. Happy birthday, Djunes!
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akhmatova: short hair love affair
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Short hair love affair. Can I just tell you how much I am loving my short bleached hair? Has inspired wardrobe choices as well. I'm dressing more and more for fun and attempting to veer away from boring basic, though my uniform most days is still jeans and a t-shirt. Take these overalls. Above I hesitated over buying them (on super sale), but am so glad I did. They're amazing. When I wear them with my high-top chucks. And how amazing is this lady's hair. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A cup of jo.
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akhmatova: @large: ai weiwei on alcatraz
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Large: ai weiwei on alcatraz. I would brave the Alcatraz crowds for this. 8220;The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.”. 8212; Ai Weiwei. 8212; a 19th-century military fortress, a notorious federal penitentiary, a site of Native American heritage and protest, and now one of America’s most visited national parks. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Before becoming a mom I wo...
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akhmatova: final stretch
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A few weeks ago; at 33 weeks with my girl. We're in the final stretch. Literally. At almost 38 weeks, I can feel my skin giving a last stretch as it gets pushed and elbowed from the inside. I'm achy, constant pelvic bone pain is just painful. And ripe with complaints, especially at the end of the day when my belly feels the heaviest and I'm just. so. tired. Most days it's hard to summon the energy to walk up and down our stairs or sit uncomfortably (again with the pelvic bone pain! Our life is about to c...
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