To Nicholas The connection between us stretches back to the moment you finished your journey through a dark tunnel and tucked yourself into a corner of my womb. Before I knew you existed—so tiny that you were scarcely there—you were already attached to me…a physical bond whose days were numbered, prefiguring an emotional bond that…
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You Are How You Eat?
Last week, I parked myself on the floor with a boppy and started cajoling Nicholas to eat while my mom sat nearby, leaning on her wrist and watching. (Mom was a La Leche League leader when we were little, and I think she really misses nursing.) “Come on, baby,” I said, pulling his mouth open…
Read MoreThe Things You Forget
Ah, the things you forget. Saturday evening, Christian and I went on a date. Well, “date.” What we actually did was go errand running. But because we went to dinner and had a babysitter and only took one child, it counts as a “date.” Sort of. Of course, I spent half of it in…
Read MoreNursing
Last week, while searching for new markets for my short story, I stumbled across an editorial piece in the Atlantic Monthly called “The Case Against Breastfeeding.” I could hardly believe what I was seeing. What passionate devotee of nursing could help reading? I didn’t read very far, though. The article was three (lengthy) web…
Read MoreGoing Home
Today’s the day that the Basi 5 go home. Christian has had an interesting couple of days corralling two kids by himself. He’s used to it for a couple hours at a time, but not the whole day…and night…two and a half days running. 🙂 Meanwhile, I’m just trying to take care of myself post-op.…
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That phrase is as familiar as any in the Christmas repertoire—so familiar that we tend to run by it without really processing how beautiful is the reality reflected in the text. But those words pierced me a couple of nights ago as I was putting Julianna to bed. Ever since she began crawling, she…
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Kathleen M. Basi 