Modern Motherhood

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    The Wheel Goes Round and Round

    2/15/24 I tap the foot pedal of my potter’s wheel, arch my back and stretch as the wheel comes to a stop. I throw my sponge into a bucket of cloudy clay water and…

    February 25, 2024
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    Day-Dreamy

    Throughout 2020 I worked on a Photovoice research project with 5 other mothers of children with medical complexity. Part of this project included a virtual photo exhibition created by our group of mothers, but…

    October 15, 2023
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    Removal and Refurbishment 

    “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Howard Roark Nora is in the hospital. She has been throwing up for almost a week, but…

    May 7, 2023
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    If Only I Could Roller Skate

    Ironically since my last post, the one about seeking order, health, and predictability during my third trimester of pregnancy, Nora has had multiple hospital admissions and ER visits related to seizure activity and respiratory…

    May 6, 2022
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    Something Lovely

    It’s almost Christmas. And things are different. I’m sitting near Tyler in our living room, facing a glowing, decorated, pine tree as Christmas music crackles through the record player. Nora is resting, cocooned under…

    December 16, 2021
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    And Then, We Took Family Photos

    We probably should have canceled the family photoshoot. I was 10 weeks pregnant with my Still- Heart, I was an emotional wreck, and my body had yet to progress through miscarriage on its own.…

    September 27, 2021
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    The Parisian Victorian Tomb

    This post is part of a blog series on pregnancy loss from a miscarriage I had in August 2021. Thank you always for reading. – Jesse July 2021 Pregnancy: Week 9 The evening: I…

    September 22, 2021
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    The Pregnancy Test

    This post is part of a blog series on pregnancy loss from a miscarriage I had in August 2021. Thank you always for reading. – Jesse June 15, 2021 The day my water broke,…

    September 13, 2021
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    The Possibility of You

    This post is part of a blog series on pregnancy loss from a miscarriage I had in August 2021. Thank you always for reading. – Jesse June 11, 2021 I cling to a cup…

    September 7, 2021