How old are they? They're three and five. Such fun ages. Do you want to continue your pregnancy? That's a ridiculous question. I as...

 The baby plays on the floor, contentedly, for how long, who can say. It's been seven minutes already. Maybe another four? Another seven...

I go into your room periodically. I look around. I run my palm over the changing table and often there is a cat there, purring for a pat. Th...

I waited weeks to feel you move. Weeks turned into months. I thought I didn't love you enough to feel you move. I thought it made some s...

I have a crack on my thumb, by the nail, on the right side, it radiates pain like a just-bumped bruise. In and out of lukewarm water, I wash...

My period is two days late , I texted my friend, late last Monday night. I took the test in her farmhouse bathroom, the door pushed open ...

I stood outside the bar, my heart beating shallow rapid pats beneath my sternum. The sky was gray and heavy, threatening rain. I was on the ...

Gonna pack up and set aside maternity clothes for you... reads the text from my midwife friend and my heart does a swooping leap and dive t...

I decorated the porch for this apartment. It's on the third floor, and it faces south and west and the sun slants in, warm and quiet as ...

We look good together , he says, laying his arm next to mine. His is like copper and milky coffee. I thought I was a little tan after this s...