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Baby Monitor

dc.contributor.advisorAlbright, Alexen_US
dc.contributor.authorMiller-Oteri, Meganen_US
dc.contributor.departmentEnglishen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-04T18:09:56Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-27T17:34:50Z
dc.date.available2014-10-01T14:45:52Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractBaby Monitor consists of twelve essays and nine journal entries about my new experience of motherhood and the first year and half of my first child, Benjamin's life. The essays and journal entries range from a mother's internal struggles of the stress of being a new mom to the encapsulation of the frozen moments that take my breath away as a mother. Hovering Between Two Worlds is about a mother's reflection on the prism that beams in her heart as light spills through a floor to ceiling Victorian window. The Her I Knew, the She I Know is a reflection on who I was before motherhood and who I am becoming as a mother. Mullets and Mohawks is about meeting a mother in line at Target and looking for confirmation from another mother that motherhood is difficult. Mom Insecruity Top Ten List is a list of ten insecurities I felt as a new mom. Heat Rising is about watching my son hold up our wedding itinerary against the curry yellow wall of our hallway. This reflection details some of the struggles my husband and I had after years of infertility. I'm Not Alone is an essay about the isolation, loneliness, and boredom of being a stay-at-home mom and adjusting to the transition of working full-time to staying home with my son after quitting my job as a school teacher. Tug Tug Tug is about the thick silk strings of a mother's heart as it feels the tug and connection to her husband and son. It is also about a writing spider that sets up a home in my backyard. Totin' is about stranger germ phobia, baby fingertip kisses, infertility, and the magic you can share with a stranger while waiting in line at CVS. Bored Baby - Bored Mama is an essay about a mother's guilt of not wanting to swoon over my baby every minute, as I try to find balance in the sliced pie of motherhood. Mum - Is He British? Too Much Dr. Who is an essay about the unexpected first word of my infant son, told to me by my husband. Curved in Cursive Sleeves is about the cocoon of time, intensity, and bond that is created between a mother and child while I nurse my son. This prism expands and parachutes in the arms and love I have for my son. The Glass Jar is the concluding essay about a moment of reflection about my son's transition from infant to toddler and the appreciation of having the time to spend with him as a stay-at-home mom.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.format.extent69 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumdissertations, academicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/4034
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.subjectWomen's studiesen_US
dc.subjectLiteratureen_US
dc.subjectBabiesen_US
dc.subjectMamaen_US
dc.subjectMonitoren_US
dc.subjectMothersen_US
dc.subjectMotheringen_US
dc.subject.lcshMotherhood
dc.titleBaby Monitoren_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US

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