Category Archives: family
Things We Fight About
I know I’m always like, “Oh my gosh, my husband is so cute! Ah! I love him!” And it’s true, he is. And I do. But what I would never want you to think is that our marriage is perfect, … Continue reading
Filed under confessions, family, marriage
What happened to me?
Someone landed on my blog this week by typing in the following search term: “What happened to smitten mama?” What happened, indeed. We moved into our new house nearly a month ago, and our phone and internet have still not … Continue reading
Filed under a change will do you good, family, random
Adlai Investigates: a 42 Steps production
Oh my goodness. My brother-in-law (squared) is a genius with a video camera. Here’s a sweet little movie he made of the cutest baby in the whole wide world. This gives me so many ideas for collaborations we can work … Continue reading
Filed under Baby, family, photography
It all started…
…when Adlai met Pappy. And the rest, as they say, was history.
Filed under Baby, family, North Carolina
Thank you for your patience.
I imagined myself spending my mornings on the computer, typing up blogs, editing photos – keeping you up-to-date with my American travels. And I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat down at my mom’s Gateway (where’s the command … Continue reading
Filed under confessions, family, North Carolina, writing
This is better.
Some days, like today, something funny happens while I’m doing something normal with my son – changing his diaper, wiping his sticky eye with a cotton ball, watching him carefully form his little mouth around his new “ooo” sounds. Today, … Continue reading
Filed under Baby, dreams and realities, family
My man blogs.
If you haven’t read my husband’s blog lately, you really should. Simon blogs every Wednesday for British dad site DadTalk, and reading a guy’s perspective on parenting a new baby is priceless. At least, I think it is, and I’m … Continue reading
You make me happy when skies are gray.
I turned 29 on Sunday. I can hardly bear to say it. In fact, last night, I told a guy I was 28. Simon very kindly waited till he walked away to correct me. (He’s just being smug because he … Continue reading
How It Went Down (Part II)
Read How It Went Down (Part I) … Looking back, the drive to the hospital was almost funny. I was clenching the door handle, bracing myself every time Simon turned a corner, any jerking motion intensifying the pain I was … Continue reading




