Augustabelle

LATEST ARTICLES ( 213 )

• And Then She Let the Cabbie Know What's up

  

  On our way home tonight in the back of a cab, Biet leaned over and peered out the front window. "Car! Car! Truck! Tree! Light!" She excitedly pointed out each... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 12/52

  

  * A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013. * Biet: a red m m to match her coat scarfLucien: snug as a bug in a Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sling Diaries: Beauty

  

  Lucien's brand new eyes flutter open and gaze up, focusing on the face of the woman who cradles him to her bosom. Her golden strands of hair fall into wild tuft... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 11/52

  

  * A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013. * Biet: With mischievous eyes at the breakfast table, she is utterly thrilled to be spoon-fed... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Has It Been Two Weeks Already?

  

  Why, yes it has. Baby Lou is two weeks old. Which means that I am two weeks postpartum. Which means that I should probably put an end to my Ben Jerry's habit... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Due Date / Part Two

  

  I look at these photos from only a couple of weeks ago, and I no longer see only myself and my ripe round belly. I see his pointy chin, his robust arms, his... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Little Big World

  

  I wake, and he is next to me. Swaddled and snuggled against my breast, he sleeps. Biet climbs upon the bed, haphazardly lunging over me to kiss her Papa, then... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 09/52

  

  * A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013. * Biet: The week before you become a big sister, you stack blocks on your Mama's belly. So... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Introducing Lucien

  

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  Posted on 06 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• And Then Our Hearts Exploded

  

  A quick update: he has arrived! Our son was born in our home early this morning after an intense and amazing whirlwind labor. Each time I look down and marvel a... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Due Date / Part One

  

  11 days ago, my due date arrived. It already feels so long ago. Since then, my belly has continued to grow, along with my anticipation and excitement over... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Emmy's Last Day

  

  Under overcast skies, we walked through the village. Emmy, Gaby, Biet, and I made our way past the brick tenements and bare winter trees towards the park,... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Letting Go (so i Guess I'm Having a March Baby)

  

  He was to be born in February, the twenty-first to be exact. His baby shower was to be a Valentine's Day themed gathering, complete with heart shaped cupcakes... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ladies at the Guggenheim

  

  Biet visited the Guggenheim Museum for the first time the other day with her Aunt Emmy and her very pregnant Mama. Once she got the hang of walking up the... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 08/52

  

  * A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013. * Biet: We're not sure whether you inherited your wild brunette curls from you Grandma Anne or... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Forty Weeks

  

  His due date has come and gone, and still we wait for his birthday to be revealed. We've washed the baby clothes, stocked up on cloth diaper covers, and folded... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 07/52

  

  * A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013. * Biet: Running wild, running free, she sprints to me where I crouch with the camera. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Staying Busy, Counting Down

  

  The below freezing days have been piling upon one another lately, rendering us homebodies doing our best to stay entertained indoors most days and evenings. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 06/52

  

  * A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013. * Biet: First thing in the morning, she looks for "Co" (aka Nico), rips the blankets from her... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sling Diaries: Tradition

  

  We rush from the bagel shop, paper bag in hand, through the turnstile, and down the staircase to the platform. The train screeches into the station, pushing... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION