toddler – The Closet Mermaid

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020theclosetmermaid

My thoughts on toddlerhood

The other day, I realized I’ve never really written specifically about my daughter, Goldie, but rather have reflected on my own experiences and sort of just mentioned her as I mused on motherhood. But the thing I’ve felt most acutely about transitioning from having a baby to living with a toddler (Goldie is 19 months) […]

May 30, 2020January 28, 2021theclosetmermaid

13 things I’ve learned in 13 months of motherhood

I have to just start this out by saying that this post almost wrote itself while I was rocking my baby to sleep for her first nap of the day in the semi-darkness of the early morning beside the thrumming space heater we use to keep her room warm in the winter. (Yes, winter: keep […]