http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/posts/tags/motherhood/page/1/ The things that matter... and some that don't! en Vox Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:36:29 -0400 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss motherhood http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/helpless.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Eileen) http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/helpless.html?_c=feed-rss http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/helpless.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:36:29 -0400 I don't think there is anything that makes me feel more helpless than listening to my child's cries, knowing there's nothing I can do to help him and that Mommy's presence doesn't fix everything. The Boy gets night terrors every now and then. Tha... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/helpless.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ea54c604a00fa9687851c0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> motherhood night terrors sleeping baby baby stories http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/please-tell-me-this-is-normal.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Eileen) http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/please-tell-me-this-is-normal.html?_c=feed-rss http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/please-tell-me-this-is-normal.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:40:08 -0400 I left work a few hours early to get some rest because this awful sinus cold is about to drive me insane. (Not that I'm not already there, mind you - just a worse part of insane.) Anyway, I stopped at the store to pick up a rotisserie chicken for... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/please-tell-me-this-is-normal.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ea54c604a00fad6986b0f0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> motherhood http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/my-mommy-sense-is-tingling.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Eileen) http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/my-mommy-sense-is-tingling.html?_c=feed-rss http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/my-mommy-sense-is-tingling.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:51:15 -0400 I think it's funny that I can pick up on a baby crying from the other side of the building. I'm not sure whose little boy it was, but someone was unhappy and began crying. My ears immediately perked as I listened, as if I was making sure it wasn'... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/my-mommy-sense-is-tingling.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ea54c604a00fae8c033a3000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> motherhood http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/tonight-thank-god-its-them-instead-of-you.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Eileen) http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/tonight-thank-god-its-them-instead-of-you.html?_c=feed-rss http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/tonight-thank-god-its-them-instead-of-you.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 29 May 2008 10:58:05 -0400 I always thought that line always sounded a little harsh, but I've realized over the last few weeks how very thankful I am to not be suffering like so many others in the world. (The line still sounds harsh, though.) Almost every time I walk into ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/tonight-thank-god-its-them-instead-of-you.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ea54c604a00fa9679662d0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> earthquakes children china motherhood current events http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/from-my-in-box-on-mothers-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Eileen) http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/from-my-in-box-on-mothers-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/from-my-in-box-on-mothers-day.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 07 May 2008 09:25:19 -0400 This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up puke laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey, Mommy's here". Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothin... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/from-my-in-box-on-mothers-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ea54c604a00e398f7580e0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> motherhood from my in box http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/discussion-topic-for-the-week.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Eileen) http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/discussion-topic-for-the-week.html?_c=feed-rss http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/discussion-topic-for-the-week.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:37:41 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ea54c604a00f48cfb9fbe0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251ea54c604a00f48cfb9fbe0001-50si" alt="Ma-Ma Sisterhood Group" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Please share with us your expectations for giving birth if you are currently pregnant and how your expectations were or were not met if you are already a mother. And for those of you with multiple children or who may be pregnant with a second chi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/discussion-topic-for-the-week.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ea54c604a00f48cf0b6710003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baby motherhood birth ma-ma sisterhood http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/one-year-ago-at-this-very-moment.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Eileen) http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/one-year-ago-at-this-very-moment.html?_c=feed-rss http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/one-year-ago-at-this-very-moment.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:05:59 -0400 I was trying desperately to get some rest. I had been up since 3:30 with the onset of early labor, I had washed all the baby's clothes and was already sent home from the hospital with instructions to not call again until the contractions were fiv... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/one-year-ago-at-this-very-moment.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ea54c604a00f48ced92600003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> birthday motherhood birth one year ago today http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/a-scary-thought.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Eileen) http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/a-scary-thought.html?_c=feed-rss http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/a-scary-thought.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:45:04 -0400 L is a really nice lady whose son, J, is in Baby C's class at day care. He's about 4 months old, I think, and he's really quite sweet. (I think all babies are sweet, though.) Anyway, this morning, L and I dropped off our boys at the same time, an... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/a-scary-thought.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ea54c604a00f48ce7a5cb0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> motherhood baby stories http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/motherhood-haikus---02202008.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Eileen) http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/motherhood-haikus---02202008.html?_c=feed-rss http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/motherhood-haikus---02202008.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:23:50 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ea54c604a00f48cfb9fbe0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251ea54c604a00f48cfb9fbe0001-50si" alt="Ma-Ma Sisterhood Group" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Haiku time!!! Compose a haiku about motherhood or mama-to-be-hood. I have two to share: Why the lack of sleep? Coughing little baby boy Keeps us up at night One more thing to do Sweet boy slumbering so still Left toys to pick up <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/motherhood-haikus---02202008.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ea54c604a00f48cdce2b30002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> poetry motherhood haiku http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/some-odd-feelings-today.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Eileen) http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/some-odd-feelings-today.html?_c=feed-rss http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/some-odd-feelings-today.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:17:30 -0500 So, my old roommate e-mailed a whole group of people, myself included, with the following news: Wanted to share some exciting news with you all. J and I are expecting!! Attached are some pictures of our ultrasoud today. It was a screening ultras... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://everythingeileen.vox.com/library/post/some-odd-feelings-today.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ea54c604a00f30f5702ae0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> motherhood