All Akimbo

By Kim Blakely Wow. Oh, wow! Just wow. That’s all I could muster when I saw the screen during my very first ultrasound with this surprise baby last week. All points during my appointment had […]

By Kim Blakely I’ve been feeling really lousy lately. So lousy that I’ve Googling things like “thyroid disorder,” “diabetes,” “menopause,” and “ovarian cancer” (which, by the way, seems to fit my symptoms most closely of […]

By Kim Blakely There are plenty of times when I stand in awe of the way a teacher or an aide settles conflict. And then there was this one time, toward the end of the […]

By Kim Blakely Moxie turned 2 last week, and because those kinds of birthdays tend to have special meaning for those of us who have birthed, I spent a few quiet moments contemplating. I still […]

By Kim Blakeley Everyone knows that when you have kids, time moves at the speed of light. But since Mojo has started kindergarten, it seems like it’s has moved at least twice that for me. […]

By Kim Blakeley From the moment I found out Moxie was coming I wondered how – or if – she and her big brother would relate to one another. They are four and a half […]

  By Kim Blakely Remember that baby I wanted for so long? Well, she just turned 1. I know! I can’t believe it either. I went to the doctor’s office a couple of weeks ago […]

By Kim Blakeley Mojo has just entered the world of playdates without his mama. And a couple of his friends have started hanging around at our house without their mamas, too. Are there any good […]