I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

We Were in Labor. But It Stopped.

Yes, yesterday brought high excitement. Timing and breathing and walking up and down the halls. But by last night little baby Caroline decided she’d rather sleep in the womb than the cute little bassinet next to Sarah’s bed. The good news is that we are...

Jalapenos on Pizza

It is not  a good idea to have jalapenos on pizza. We tried that last night and no one felt very good afterwards.  The baby, it seems, is the only one that didn’t have indigestion. She’s quite comfortable inside my daughter. The good news is that I have...

The Woman Who Was Pregnant Forever

Sarah says she will be the first woman who is pregnant forever, and that we all should get used it. So today, instead of talking a gentle walk in the snow and sipping raspberry leaf tea, we have decided to spend the day snowboarding at Eaglecrest.  Sarah says she can...

How to Have A Baby (No, We Haven’t Had Her Yet)

 So far, here is the advice my daughter has received about how to have that baby: drink raspberry leaf tea and have sex, gently. (No comment, I’m trying to be a very good mother-in-law.) Long walks, sitting and doing nothing, driving on a bumpy road, climbing...

We Didn’t Need a Towel

No baby yet. The movie was wonderful, emotional, and just right. Except we didn’t need the towel. All is calm, all is dark. 

Walking in the Rain

 Sarah and I walked the dog in the rain this afternoon out on the tidal flats by the Juneau airport. She is not moving like someone about to give birth. We went to Costco afterwards and no one looked at her and said, “whoa, don’t have that baby...