Greetings from the Hovel of New Motherhood
Four months ago today I gave birth to a gorgeous, healthy baby boy. He was eight days early and arrived after thirteen hours of labor. Seeing him for the first time blew my mind. Through tears and still screaming from the final push I said, “Oh my god, oh my god!” over and over and over. When they handed him to me I felt myself split. In that instant I became two people: 1) the person I had always been, and 2) a boy’s mother. I wasn’t quite sure if hovel was the right word fo
