First Thanksgiving

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You didn’t want to sleep.There was too much going on.All these people to hold you.You smiled at our laughter.You waved to say hello.You let us get to know you.You ate some sweet potatoes.You reached for all the sweets.Your stopped to … Continued

Taste for Books

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If you can read it, she will eat it.She has a taste for booksand envelopes and papers.They’re everywhere she looks!They motivate her crawling.They spur her to great heights.(She also has an interestin her mom’s reading light.)She probably wonders whywe seem to … Continued

Get Well Soon

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Get well soon.We’ll go outside.We’ll run around the yard andrake up allthe leaves and movethem all into the garden.Get well soon.We’ll go somewhere,drive off without a care andstop at storesand buy some stuffand generally run errands.Get well soon.We’ll have some fun.By … Continued

I Feed

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I feedthe baby, then I feela hungry needfor food; I feedmyself, then I feedthe baby, then I feedthe sourdough starter, then I feedthe baby, then I feedthe chickens, then I feedthe baby, then I feela hungry needfor food; I feedmyself, … Continued

Underneath

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Underneath pink gums so tightlies a row of pearly whitesthat won’t get through without a fight.Makes me wonder what else is hiding inside.

Half a Year

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My baby is six months old,that wiggly, giggly baby of mine–that holdable, foldable babywho is with me almost all the time.That rooting, scooting babycould soon get up and go.Gone is the snarfing, barfing babythat I used to know. Half a … Continued

Sitting

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If you’re a Martha, not a Mary,think twice before you have a babyand plan on spending lots of timejust sitting at His feet.Make all your many preparationsbut don’t forget about the patiencebecause, above all elsethat’s the thing you’re going to … Continued

Toys for My Baby

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Toys for my baby–what would she enjoy?Based on trends of past forays,she’d like these kinds of toys:a mobile made of scissors,needles, awls, and pliers,on long strings hanging to her reach(no fun if they were higher);a playmat made of plastic sacks,and … Continued

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