Sometimes I wonder how we don’t all suffocate under the weight of mom guilt. I mean, does it ever end? There’s always something that’s making us feel bad, making us feel like we could and should be doing more, making us wonder if some seemingly tiny choice is going to have a butterfly effect […]
Little Miss Independent Made Mommy Cry
Well, to my credit, I didn’t actually cry…but I came close. I took my 13-month-old daughter to a mommy-and-me music class last Thursday. We had taken one in the spring, and it was such a lovely bonding time—just the two of us, without big brother siphoning off any of the attention. […]
Holy Crap, I Have a Toddler
I recently asked the moms on my Facebook page how much longer I could refer to my baby as my baby. When my daughter hit the 11-month mark, I started to get e-mails from baby companies saying that toddlerhood was here, and I balked, saying that it was absolutely not and that I wanted […]
The Weird Thing That Happens When You’re Done Having Kids
Something happens when you decide that you’re done having kids. And before you tell me that I might change my mind and that hey, you never know, let me stop you right there. It ain’t happening. We have two amazing, beautiful children, and we are done. Finito. The shop is closed for business. I […]
The Joy—and Guilt—of Motherhood
“Enjoy every minute—it goes so fast!” It’s the phrase that drives every mom of young kids to drink. (Seriously, is the wine industry giving these people a kickback or something?) But the thing is, even though I would never utter those words to an exhausted new mom, I do believe it. And I’m currently […]
New Moms: Procrastinate at Your Own Risk!
With the arrival of Baby #2, I’ve adopted a new mantra: Don’t dillydally. If you’ve read the story of how my daughter made her big debut, you know that my doctor told me not to dillydally when getting to the hospital, and thank God: When she was ready to come out, she was […]
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 […]
Baby Essentials for Second-Time Moms
Once you have one kid, you’re pretty much set with stuff if you decide to have a second. Seriously, you have so much damn stuff you’ve probably considering moving out of your place at one point or another because it’s literally bursting at the seams like a clown car. That said, if you’re a […]
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? […]