living on a latte and a prayer

Clare Edwards, 18 and ready to take on the world, one newspaper at a time. You could describe me with an array of words; I'm the writer, the editor, the bratty little sister and now the mommy. Dedicated, loyal, neurotic and probably something on each page of the dictionary. But you can call me Clare.And him Eli. Dear Lentil

[a-t-o-m-i-c]

[clarabellesapphire]

He's...

growling?

[clarabellesapphire]

[clarabellesapphire]

Eli better have did something special for you or I'll beat him up

[clarabellesapphire]

Happy Mother's day! How does it feel?

[clarabellesapphire]

What a little chubster!

[clarabellesapphire]

[clarabellesapphire]

Bennett's Mother's Day present to me,

a lot of drool. Some spit up, a number of wake ups. But I got a smile out of him, which makes today my favorite holiday ever.

[clarabellesapphire]

Probably the best thing I could have ever walked in on.

[jakefuckingmartin]

[clarabellesapphire]

Oh my gosh, they’re perfect, Jake. I… don’t know about bringing him to the house, but you can come over whenever you want, I really want you to meet him.

[jakefuckingmartin]

Yeah, keep him away from here. I’ll drop by this week. 

[clarabellesapphire]

Has she said anything? Okay, I'm not going back to school except for finals, so whenever you can, he'll be excited :)

[jakefuckingmartin]

Gifts for the rugrat. Now when is Clare going to let me see him….

[clarabellesapphire]

Oh my gosh, they're perfect, Jake. I... don't know about bringing him to the house, but you can come over whenever you want, I really want you to meet him.

[clarabellesapphire]

Have you taken Ben out in public yet?

[clarabellesapphire]

He won't stop crying.

[gallantgoldsworthy]

Maybe he misses you… he’s sleeping, I’m hoping he’ll stay that way until you’re home but he may just be faking so I’ll stop singing. I already changed - again. Shirt #4 is lucky, or so I’ll hope. Are you coming straight home?

Well I’ll be home right after school so I’ll take him then, give you a break. Why do I have a feeling /my/ t-shirt supply is going to start running low? Yeah, I’ll be out in about ten minutes. 

[clarabellesapphire]

No, I don't want a break, I don't want to be away from him. Running... about that. Okay, don't ask questions, I just need a hug when you walk in.

[clarabellesapphire]

He won't stop crying.

[gallantgoldsworthy]

Oh, good. Maybe he was just being fussy? I don’t really have the baby code cracked yet so why he was crying is truly beyond me. Oh… uh, do you.. need another to change into?

[clarabellesapphire]

Maybe he misses you... he's sleeping, I'm hoping he'll stay that way until you're home but he may just be faking so I'll stop singing. I already changed - again. Shirt #4 is lucky, or so I'll hope. Are you coming straight home?

[clarabellesapphire]

He won't stop crying.

[clarabellesapphire]

None of the above. Maybe he just hates me.

[gallantgoldsworthy]

That’s a lie. He loves you, a lot more than he loves me I’m sure. Maybe it’s just.. a baby thing, I don’t know. We can always try the car thing Cece was telling me about? 

[clarabellesapphire]

He loves you a lot. He stopped now, but it makes me so sad. I've leaked through two shirts.

[clarabellesapphire]

Sometimes babies just need to cry.

[clarabellesapphire]

He won't stop crying.

[gallantgoldsworthy]

The books say he’s either crying because he’s hungry, tired, needs to be changed, or his stomach hurts. Time to play the guessing game..?

[clarabellesapphire]

None of the above. Maybe he just hates me.