Sister date

Having a baby seems to make life so much more intense. There are highs and there are lows, but not too many in betweens. There are those days when she sleeps and laughs and I feel like a great mom and those days where she won't go to sleep and I just know it's because I'm stressed out and my negative emotions affect her. 

One thing I seem to be coming back to again and again are priorities. And since I am only able to do one or two things a day other than take care of her, I have to really choose them well. Seeing people is good for me and for her and I'm so happy we've been able to hang out with her aunt. And hopefully one day she can have a sister or brother too, because it's a great gift. 

Mini-vacation

We took a little vacation to the Azores to visit my mom. It was two years since I had been there! Crazy. I was so happy my dog was still alive at least. I didn't take any pictures of her... I just realized that now. Poor thing, I guess she completely lost the spotlight to baby, hands down. 

Here we are in our baby airplane bed... exciting! 

Cowboy hats are difficult to transport, but are a must. 

My favorite part was having a really nice park five minutes away where she liked to kick her legs. 

No, my favorite part was meeting an AMERICAN couple with a baby the same age! That was really fun. 

I had a few favorite parts, I guess. But there was definitely a lot of breastfeeding involved, wherever we went. She doesn't just get that chubby overnight!

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Spouse-Sexual

Julie Machado • July 11, AD2014 • 1 Comment

There is a lot of talk about “heterosexual” and “homosexual” out there. They are terms and notions so causally tossed around that to question them is the ultimate social sin. However, I would say that in general these terms are used as cookie-cutter categories to justify a “fate” view of sexuality or to reduce sexuality […]

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