Pregnancy

A year ago, I found myself 41 weeks pregnant, in pre labor for 3 weeks, exhausted, and trying to control every part of my life… So the four of us Kleins headed to my parents condo at Turtle Bay. I took a shot of gin, we went to Lei Leis for dinner, had a … Continue reading The Un-Doing

Last night I had a brief but inspiring convo with my sistah, Kristin. We talked about loving thy self and making sure to schedule in self care. And not by chance, today this email was in my inbox and I thought I’d share it. It was a nice reminder and yet another hint to keep … Continue reading E X P A N S I O N

Spencer and I got to have dinner with Martin Hubbard the other night. He is the master thinker behind a book on thoughts called Reversing the Senses. My experience with him turned out to be very inspiring, thoughtful, and humbling. I was explaining in an entertaining, dramatic, humorous way about how each child has represented something in … Continue reading Thoughts on Being- In Pursuit of Magic, Balance and Surrendering to the Mystery

I’m in the kitchen tonight getting ready for Deia’s 3rd birthday party tomorrow. Pregnant, yet again. Licking the batter from a Betty Crocker Confetti Cake Mix. Eww? Yum? I don’t really know at this point. The truth is, you can’t judge unless you’ve been pregnant with a baby that rocked your world. Let me … Continue reading Betty Crocker Turns 3!

I find myself reflecting on all the beauty and balance of 2011….on Deia’s third month of life. All the lessons and experiences, the ascensions and plateaus. Last year at this time, I was meditating and asking the Universe for balance. As a mother, wife, friend, sister, daughter. All of the above. I just felt like … Continue reading Thank you, 2011

I was sure that there was a brown haired baby inside of me. I was pretty sure that there was a girl inside of me, but never wanted to get too attached to that idea. I was sure that that this baby was going to be born on September 23rd, the first day of Fall. … Continue reading The Birth of Deia Soleil 10-1-11

We left Nosara just about a week ago to come nest in the big city. Thanks to our dear friend, we are staying at a lovely casita in the mountains overlooking San Jose. There are trails all around the property, fruit trees, a creek (some days a river), waterfalls, and Spencer and Gavin will complete … Continue reading Our New Nest

I would have loved to have told people that the Terrible Twos didn’t exist with my child. I would have loved to say that it’s all how we approach it as parents. I would have loved to just miss out on this trying stage that we are in right now. But the truth is, Gavin … Continue reading ooh Gavin

How is it that a pregnant woman can be so exhausted and want to go to sleep so badly and then when she finally falls asleep she has to wake up to pee or “just because” and then lies there unable to go back to sleep? My first pregnancy with Gavin I had to pee … Continue reading A Right of Passage

Piglet: “How do you spell love?” Pooh: “You don’t spell it. You feel it.”

Spencer and I loved watching National Geographic, In the Womb DVD every few weeks during my first pregnancy. It was interesting to see what was going in inside of my growing belly at different stages. It definitely made it seem more real. This second time around, we have enjoyed watching it with Gavin and explaining … Continue reading Pregnancy DVD Recommendations

When I first got pregnant with Gavin, I couldn’t wait to go to Borders to browse the pregnancy section and pick out a book to buy. I had heard about “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and I did end up having that one by my bed. I enjoyed reading it each week to mark … Continue reading Pregnancy Book Recommendations

“The simple rose, at each moment of its slow blossoming, is as open as it can be. The same is true of our lives. In each stage of our unfolding, we are as stretched as possible. For the human heart is quite slow to blossom, and it only seen as lacking when compared to the … Continue reading 32- and predicting a year full of MAGIC

A very touching video. Thank you, Eckart! I think I will play this on repeat in my sleep.

Have you ever finished a chapter in a book and paused, wondering if you should keep reading or wait until the next day to dive in? You are in such a good spot and don’t know if you’re ready to move forward. And the last chapter left you feeling so good. But you know that … Continue reading Moving on. But pausing first.

to figure this out?!!!….. I have had a love/ hate relationship with this kitchen o’ mine for months and months now. Mostly because Gavin and I wake up around 3:30 or 4, play a bit, and then before I know it, we’re both starving and cranky and I have no idea what to make for … Continue reading What took me SO long

Sending Love on the Eve of Mother’s Day 2011! I hope this email finds each one of you healthy, at peace, and happy. I am writing with a request of some sort, if you can call it that. Over the last few years as I have been learning more about Kundalini yoga and the Sikh … Continue reading 120th Day of Pregnancy

The first time I got pregnant, we were in Europe. Rome of all places, right by the Trevi Fountain. We got to celebrate with an Italian lunch of delicious pasta and even a few sips of wine. We went and bought Spencer a linen suit. When in Rome…. Then we got on a plane and … Continue reading Two lines

Two years ago today, spring brought me a flower in the form of Gavin Jordan Klein. That flower burst my heart open wide and caused it to exponentially grow like I never knew was possible. What a most wondrous two years it has been with him, filled with adventure, laughter, amazement, love, and growth. Being … Continue reading Seed(s) to Flower(s)