31 Days of Parenting Littles: Move

hannah — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:56:22 +0000

This post is part of my 31 Days of 5 Minute Free Writes. See my first post if you haven't heard of 5 minute free writes.

As soon as my baby is born, it starts. My precious little one is hours old and they are stirring, moving, searching for milk, sustenance, and comfort. I am sore, tired, and can't quite work how to make the logistics of moving my post-c-section body move, but I try. I can do anything for my baby. I heave my aching body onto a side, push onto an arm, and reach to gather my baby close. I don't want to move. It hurts, but it would hurt more to hear my baby cry. Weeks later, I'm healing, and just as I begin to fall asleep at night, my baby moves. They start to wake, asking for comfort, a feed, a change. I don't want to move. I want to sleep, but I quietly sigh and gather my baby close. I undo my top and begin to feed them, whispering gently words of love, despite the lingering aches and pains and exhaustion.

(Wow, that went fast! It was hard not to edit or over-think as I was writing. Hopefully I'll get better as this challenge continues.)

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31 Days of 5 Minute Free Writes

hannah — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:44:31 +0000

For the month of October, I am going to take part in a writing challenge. Every day, I'll be doing a 5 minute free write. If you aren't familiar with free writing, here's the definition as given by Wikipedia: "Free writing is a prewriting technique in which a person writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic. It produces raw, often unusable material, but helps writers overcome blocks of apathy and self-criticism. It is used mainly by prose writers and writing teachers. Some writers use the technique to collect initial thoughts and ideas on a topic, often as a preliminary to formal writing. Free writing is not the same as automatic writing."

In other words, don't expect perfection! This isn't about being the best writer, having the best grammar, or making sure there aren't any typos in what I post. I'm just hoping it will get me into the habit of writing, and 5 minutes a day shouldn't be too ambitious even with 3 kids in the house. I'll be writing on the topic of parenthood, and particularly parenting small children, since that's what I'm living right now! Let's call the series, 31 Days of Parenting Littles. This challenge is inspired by Kate Motaung and http://write31days.com/. I'll be using Kate's writing prompts in conjunction with my theme for inspiration.

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31 Days of Parenting Littles: Move

31 Days of 5 Minute Free Writes