A Firefighter's Wife

Dear Desmond’s Top Four Teeth,
I hate you.  You have been making Desmond’s life miserable, and in turn, my life miserable.  For the last 2 months, you have been slowly coming down.  You come down, go back up, then come back down again, but yet, you will not fully cut through.  So, Desmond cries and cries. [...]

I mentioned that Desmond is making this face lately that I love.  Actually, I’m not the only one who loves it.  Ricky loves it, my mom loves it, and my dad loves it.  I’m pretty positive my sister will love it once she sees Desmond make it.  Anyway, I’ve been trying to capture a picture of [...]

My dearest Desmond,
You turned 9 months old today!  I cannot believe that you are 3/4 of a year old.  Where did the time go?  It shocks me that you have now been out in the world as long as you were in my belly.  That honestly boggles my mind.
You have changed so much in the [...]

My in-laws don’t like me.  I’m not exactly sure why, but they’ve made it clear that I’m not their favorite person.  In fact, my brother-in-law wouldn’t even acknowledge me until about 2 months before Ricky and I got married.  So, for 5 years, he would walk into the room, say hi to everyone but me, [...]

I don’t feel like I’m obsessed or preoccupied with getting pregnant again.  It’s not something Ricky and I are trying to make happen anytime soon.  But for the past week or so, I have been dreaming about being pregnant again.  Most of my dreams deal with me feeling the baby kick in my stomach.  And [...]