Monthly Archives: January 2015
More Things that She Carried….
Here are more things that I planned to take in my hospital “ready bag” that did not actually make it to the hospital. This is part of an Illustration that I’m currently working on. Will share the final piece when I’m done.
Magda Pecsenye of AskMoxie.org asks this important question about Motherhood:
“Do you want the relationship enough to suffer through the jobs?”
She distinguishes between the jobs of motherhood which are on-going and many (wiping running noses, changing diapers, packing lunches, doing laundry, getting the young one down for a nap etc.) from the relationship of motherhood, which is the emotional bond between mother and child. Check out her honest and inspiring article on the subject here.
The Things She Carried:
This is part of an Illustration I am currently working on about birth plans and the things you actually end up taking with you when you go into labor.
My Favorite Quote from an Interview with Ray Castellino:
“The Baby is not just there for himself. The baby is there to support the mother. Because the mother in her motherhood needs that as much as the baby needs that.”
–To watch the full interview, you can go here
