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"It takes courage to write about motherhood in a culture that sets women with children on the sidelines, and it takes even greater courage to give voice to the powerful emotions and fears that swirl deep beneath the surface of our daily lives..." -Kathleen Hirsch and Katrina Kenison, Mothers

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

my anniversary

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It’s true—I’ ve been a blogger now for one whole year! In a recent post I mentioned that I never really planned on being a blogger—blogging...

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Thursday, January 24, 2008

quick update

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I just got home from seeing my doctor, and everything is still looking good with the pregnancy. My blood pressure is great. No extreme swel...

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

losing kei

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Thank you all for your comments on my last post. I still haven’t made up my mind about the C-section, but your stories and experiences have ...

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Friday, January 18, 2008

33 weeks and counting

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This week, I passed the gestational point with this pregnancy—32 weeks and 4 days—at which Stella was born. Throughout the day on Monday, I ...

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

good news

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First, I want to thank all of you for your support and kind words (about this pregnancy and more generally about what I post here). It's...

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

pregnancy update

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I'm 31.5 weeks pregnant now and seem to be healthy, though I am beginning to swell a little. This could be normal pregnancy swelling, o...

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Friday, January 4, 2008

anti-mommy: more than a phase

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Stella has always preferred D. to me. I’m not being modest or anything. She was born a daddy’s girl. Even in those early, horrible months wh...

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kate hopper: I'm a mama and writer and teacher. I've been helping mothers tell the stories they need to tell since 2006. I'm the author of Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers and Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood, winner of a 2014 MIPA Midwest Book Award, and co-author of Silent Running, a memoir of one family’s journey with autism and running. My writing has appeared in a number of journals, including Brevity, Los Angeles Review of Books, The New York Times online and Poets & Writers. I have an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and I teach online, in Ashland University’s Low-residency MFA program, and at the Loft Literary Center. For more information about my work visit www.katehopper.com. Join the discussion!

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