tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post4365785562667560412..comments2024-03-19T01:45:44.541-04:00Comments on Jean Jean Vintage | Vintage and antique jewelry: Seven weeks old, twelve weeks lateJean Jean Vintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04675272810759988390noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-61524362590446444572012-05-14T08:51:45.279-04:002012-05-14T08:51:45.279-04:00I can't really understand, or even comprehend,...I can't really understand, or even comprehend, at this stage in my life what motherhood is like, but it's nice hearing about your journey Duff (and sometimes, scares the hell out of me too!)Wild Tea Partyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318743106207121648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-227072633297577512012-05-14T00:11:33.565-04:002012-05-14T00:11:33.565-04:00Such a lovely post :) Thank you so much for sharin...Such a lovely post :) Thank you so much for sharing it xEmilyhttp://inayellow-wood.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-53823019685229029802012-05-13T22:17:49.018-04:002012-05-13T22:17:49.018-04:00What a heartwarming and illuminating post. It'...What a heartwarming and illuminating post. It's wonderful to hear that you are feeling better, settling into your family life. Your last few lines gave me goosebumps. Go Emily go Mama! xoxosteph.kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17777254058585463834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-16015189947251034642012-05-12T21:25:26.910-04:002012-05-12T21:25:26.910-04:00oh my this is soo you! I loved reADING IT. YOU A...oh my this is soo you! I loved reADING IT. YOU ARE A WONDERFUL MOTHER I AM SURE. MOTHERHOOOD IS A WORK IN PROGRESS EVERYDAY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY EMILY! lol ANN GANN GUTHRIEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-63009443157624576732012-05-12T11:08:29.857-04:002012-05-12T11:08:29.857-04:00I am so touched by your comments, ladies. Thank yo...I am so touched by your comments, ladies. Thank you for taking the time to connect with me here on the blog. I know life is busy and I really appreciate it!Jean Jean Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675272810759988390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-36347130067902931182012-05-12T10:36:22.834-04:002012-05-12T10:36:22.834-04:00Duff, the connection you have with your son is a p...Duff, the connection you have with your son is a palpable thing. Defying internet space and reaching through the cosmos to find me sitting on my couch this morning and crying as I read. I have read your birth story many times. I can't stop. I have never met you but would like to say that your reflections on motherhood have been the closest I have ever come to thinking about having a child of my own. I feel affected and inspired. Thanks.No Carnationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08974097446980781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-55243194233182783712012-05-11T21:31:11.746-04:002012-05-11T21:31:11.746-04:00Lovely post Duff. It's great you have this jo...Lovely post Duff. It's great you have this journey in writing. With a son well on his way to four and more independent that I ever could have imagined, I find more of "myself" coming back. It's bittersweet though, because as he starts school and spends half days here and there without me, I miss him dearly. I also wanted to say I think you're brilliantly good and everything you do and cleverly talented too. Did I mention stylish and genuine, and thoughtful too? I think you have room to be very proud of the person and mamma you are Duff, no matter who you work for. What defines you is so much more!!Safer Midwifery MIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587761670182623797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-61617785025412354662012-05-11T19:20:02.802-04:002012-05-11T19:20:02.802-04:00Your honesty is lovely.
My oldest of 3 (a son) and...Your honesty is lovely.<br />My oldest of 3 (a son) and I still have a special connection; finishing each others thoughts and such. It catches us by surprise (now that he is almost 30) but it remains -- and we always smile at each other -- even on the phone there will be a pause where we both know we are smiling. I think there is something particularly special about the one-on-one time you get with the first child. It's all new learning with the first; sort of tandem learning; both working on the same love's lessons for the first time. <br />You may think you're in a hurry for him to grow up, but it actually sounds like you are savoring every moment! It's always good to let the natural rhythm be your guide and it certainly sounds as though you are experiencing just that. Beautiful photos!Margueritehttp://www.vintagetouchjewelry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-50281728796632630902012-05-11T16:07:35.170-04:002012-05-11T16:07:35.170-04:00Love this post! It keeps getting better - I rememb...Love this post! It keeps getting better - I remember nearly giving up breastfeeding so many times early on - it was so painful, but after 11 months when Isobel decided to stop nursing it took me days to get over it!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409714043283442231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-53335280936091807272012-05-11T16:06:10.881-04:002012-05-11T16:06:10.881-04:00Oh, Duff. I cherish all the momma-shopkeeper-foode...Oh, Duff. I cherish all the momma-shopkeeper-foodee-wifely-adventurer-scavenger-treasurehunting parts of you. All of it, breasts and naps and dustbunnies aside, makes your family the amazing thing it is.Jo Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-37862447399424220842012-05-11T14:52:32.451-04:002012-05-11T14:52:32.451-04:00As a pregnant lady in the last month, this is real...As a pregnant lady in the last month, this is really interesting reading. <br /><br />I am a person who needs "me time" and I worry that will be impossible with a baby. I also figure, I'll get used to not having it just like I learned how to live without hotwater or how to wait hours for public transportation in Panama. <br /><br />I've been warned about the breast feeding thing being difficult and have read four books on it. I think that is about as prepared as I am going to get and I'm sure it will be completely different once we actually have to do it. <br /><br />Reading your baby posts and talking with other moms has made me realize that babies are portable. I've okayed it with the co-op to come out and work with baby. Even now I am slowing down and can only put in a couple hours at a time before my back and knees hurt, so I figure it will be the same where we'll try a half hour and see how that goes and then work out way back into a couple hour stints. Plus I can do the blog work from home. I hope this work will prevent some of the giving up my career feelings, which I've been dealing with since Jeff to his professorship last fall. <br /><br />Anyways, thanks for this insite into your mama brain. :)Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806422800093554729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979988370137965521.post-49170118549266517392012-05-11T13:13:50.610-04:002012-05-11T13:13:50.610-04:00That is so precious and right on with how I felt w...That is so precious and right on with how I felt with Claire especially and some of it Paige too. I remember wanting Claire to grow up so quickly, so I could see what her personality would be like and what she would look like. Now, with Paige, I am letting myself enjoy it all a little more. Thank you for sharing. It's always reaffirming to see that someone else feels the same way. Lots of love,<br />MRMary Robert and Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13401321527177730218noreply@blogger.com