I am officially a crazy lady. To be more specific, I am officially a baby-crazy lady. Everyone said that this would happen, but I didn’t believe them. Maybe it’s that I’d been so overwhelmed by my own little ones that I didn’t have time to think about anything else. Or maybe it’s that I wasn’t […]
Dear Olympics: Is Money More Important Than a Baby's Health?
The Olympics are making me see red right now. No, not red, white and blue. Just red. Why? Four little letters and one huge disease: Zika. And I want to scream another four-letter word at the International Olympic Committee and the World Health Organization for saying that “there is no […]
My Daughter Was Almost Born in a Taxi—No, Really!
“Don’t dillydally.” That’s basically what my ob-gyn told me during the entire last month of my pregnancy. In retrospect, he probably didn’t phrase it in quite that way, but his message was clear: Don’t dillydally…because when this baby comes, she’s going to come fast. Get yourself to a hospital quick. This […]
Siblings: BFFs From the Start (At Least, I Hope)
My little girl loves her big brother. And no, you didn’t miss a pregnancy announcement. This baby hasn’t made her big debut yet, but the way that she responds to my 3-year-old—while still in the womb—is nothing short of amazing. When he’s talking or singing or roaring like a dinosaur, […]
The Problems with Being 9 Months Pregnant
Oh, my God. I am so over being pregnant. Even though I’m so incredibly grateful for being pregnant and for a healthy pregnancy. As someone who’s overly superstitious and who’s also been through the wringer with pregnancies, I always feel like I have to qualify statements like the above. But really…I am so over […]
15 Things That Don't Totally Suck About Pregnancy
Everyone will tell you that you’re glowing and that this is the most special time of your life, but let’s get real: Being pregnant kind of blows. Between the need to pee every three minutes, the constant anxiety that something will go wrong, the nausea, the cankles, the itchy nipples, the […]
’80s Movies That Pregnant Women Should Avoid
I love the ’80s. And believe it or not, the guilty-pleasure teen movies from that decade inadvertently taught me a lot about parenting. The thrillers and horror movies, on the other hand? They inadvertently taught me a lot about pregnancy…and it’s nothing that I wanted to know or even wanted think about. In fact, they […]
Pregnancy Boobs Are Great Until…
Aside from the exciting news that you’re expecting, in those first few weeks of pregnancy, there’s one other big benefit to being knocked up—or should I say two big benefits: Your boobs look great. Damn great. Victoria’s Secret would be lucky to have you, and your husband keeps checking you out like a teenager […]
5 Things That Scare Me About My Second Pregnancy
After going through pregnancy and labor once, I thought I’d be an old pro this time around. I mean, I’ve been there, done (every excited, bloated and painful bit of) that, and I know what to expect. And therein lies part of the problem: I know what to expect. The other part of the problem? […]
The Momsanity’s About to Multiply!
When I was in college, my best friend totally called me out on my penchant for keeping secrets. She’d joke that someday I’d probably have an entire secret life in Anguilla (the most exotic-sounding place that our 19-year-old selves could think of)—that I’d get married, have three kids and wait years to tell anyone about […]