The year is winding down. Ryan and I will celebrate Christmas, our third wedding anniversary, and soon a new year and a new baby all right here in Santiago. To temper the 90-degree heat, the fans in our apartment provide … Continue reading
Lorenzo was in The New York Times! I add exclamation because I can still rave about my son. I can still bellow with pride, as any mama would, so here I go. The New York Times Motherlode blog published my … Continue reading
Ever feel like a snowball right after it’s rolled off the top of a mountain? As speed overtakes and layers fatten. As, having let go, no choice remains but to follow the energy all the way down. I sense a … Continue reading
This week I’m entering my third trimester, and the uncharted territory continues to emerge both within and without. Thank God that it does. Now that I’m really showing, I’m getting this question: “Is this your first?” It’s a day I … Continue reading
Up to 20 percent of confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage. Annually in the U.S., 36,000 pregnancies end in stillbirth. In the wake of these losses, we don’t seem to discuss or console this kind of grief as we might do … Continue reading