The Month of John, 2012

June is my favorite month of the year. Not only is it usually vacation month for our family, but we get to celebrate Father’s Day and John’s birthday, often inside of a week. I love reasons to celebrate John–to make enormous ice cream cakes and justify eating things like burgers, steak, and seared tuna (though my portion was cooked thoroughly this time) one night after the other.

 

To celebrate Father’s Day, we took a trip to Coney Island. It’s incredibly easy to get to from our apartment, and we were surprised to find it wasn’t very crowded on a Sunday afternoon.

 

Easy transit + Nathan’s hot dogs + a jungle gym + the ocean + ice cream = a fabulous day of celebrating our family and the special guy who means so much to us.

 

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I just reread my first “Month of John” post from two years ago. The second half of it is still something I often think about and am grateful for, especially now that I’ve seen John in action as a father:

I realized it’s not that John knows how to do things, but that he is willing to learn how to do things.  He’ll watch something, think it through, ask questions and listen to the answers, consider his approach, and then, both more carefully and more boldly than I, will try something new.

I realize this is a trait I’ve had the unique opportunity to learn from him, and I believe it’s something that will give our children an amazing perspective on life.  I’m sure that he will be a fantastic example of kindness, charity, and faith, as well.  But this ability to think something through was one I hadn’t explicitly considered before. I think this is missing in a lot of our world; it’s something I know I need to work on!  But in the meantime, as the Month of John has officially drawn to a close, I come away with a renewed gratitude for the example he sets for me and for those around him, and most of all, for our Peanut.

If you are married, dating, or have a friend who needs a boost, I hope you’ll tell your special person that there’s something wonderful you see and admire in them today. Maybe it’s something that has wowed you from day one; maybe it’s something that you’ve just been able to put your finger on.

 

Either way, today is as good a day as any to count our blessings. As the Month of John draws to a close yet again, I am certainly counting mine.

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Trimester Two, I Love You

During my first pregnancy, I began a trilogy of poems dedicated to each trimester. In other words, I wrote one for the first, but didn’t get to the second or the third.

I intended to write acrostics for each, but now my creativity is steering me elsewhere. Today marks the start of the second trimester with this new Little One. To celebrate, here’s

Trimester Two, I Love You

 

Three months of feeling hungry but fat,
Plus three days of headaches,
Now I’m done with all that.
Trimester two, I love you.

I no longer require a daily nap.
I can enjoy yummy lunches,
Knit and read Picoult, back to back.
Trimester two, I love you.

My clothing seems a size too big,
But Little One will help me out,
Though now s/he is barely larger than a fig.
Trimester two, I love you.

Please, emotions, take a backseat;
Let physical changes find center stage.
So when John is done with dinner, I can still eat.
Trimester two, I love you.

Now comes the end of sleeping on my belly,
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And no longer feel like a bowl full of jelly.
Trimester two, I love you.

Trimester two, you are so dear to me.
You make pregnancy seem like fun.
I feel human again, alive, free!
Trimester two, I love you.

 

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To refresh your memory—or to share something new—here’s my take on the first three months of pregnancy:

Full of joy and anticipation, I’m
I
ntrigued by the many ways my body’s about to change.  But I
R
eally need those seven hours of sleep now
S
o that I’m not totally exhausted every morning when I
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rade a glass of juice for a can of ginger ale with the bubbles stirred out.

Trying to make my way to lunch, although I don’t want to eat, I’m still
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eeling from waking up from another crazy dream.
I
’m stressed about the sick days I’m allotted at work and all John and I have to figure out in the next few months.
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eanwhile my head aches, and I’m wondering if there’s an
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xtra grace for a pregnant lady who gives up chocolate for Lent.  I feel like a
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py with an undercover secret at work,
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hough I’ll learn later that most people have already caught on.
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xcuses keep me from the prayers I need to say to sort all this out.  I’m
R
eady for my belly to start growing, for more people to know, for the next phase to start.  I hear it’s much more pleasant.

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The Day Has Come

Ever since I knew Jacob was a boy, I have been waiting for this moment: the moment when the boyish wonders of childhood take over, and my little man decides his wardrobe needs a little something extra (and simultaneously, a little less).

 

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Life with a little boy (or girl) is a beautiful thing.

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