My 5-year-old is a big kid. I mean, he’s only 5, so I know that sounds crazy, but 5 is seeming so grown-up lately. Maybe it’s because he sounds like such a little grown-up when he talks, and he has such big and deep feelings about everything. Or maybe it’s that he’s been learning so […]
The Secret About Co-Sleeping That I Don’t Tell Anyone
If you ask me point-blank if I co-sleep, I’ll say no. Because I don’t—or rather, I never intentionally do it. It just sort of happens in the middle of the night. So, in my mind, I don’t co-sleep in the typical sense of the word. No, my toddler goes to bed in her own […]
Not Sleeping? You’re Missing Out on More Than Just Sleep
So, the other night, I slept. Like, really slept. And it was wonderful. I mean, it’s not like I got 12 uninterrupted hours of sleep or anything—I am a mom—but I got a solid 9. Granted, some of them were spent sleeping on the couch with my teething toddler, but we both actually slept, […]
No, I Do Not Have 10 Extra Minutes
Do you have 10 extra minutes to get your life together? Of course you do, you’ll say. Everyone has 10 minutes to spare! Well, yes, technically that’s true. I mean, personally, when I have 10 glorious minutes to myself, I usually just want to stare at the wall. But even I am tempted by […]
Friends, We Need to Sleep! (And Here’s How I’m Doing It)
You were up late last night. And the night before. And the night before that. I know, because so was I, and I saw you. Not in a creepy, stalker sort of way, but on Facebook. And on Twitter. And maybe on Instagram and Pinterest, too. What on Earth were we doing up? It […]
Possibly the Most Melodramatic Post Ever on Sleep Deprivation
“Listen, and understand! That Terminator is out there! It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it will absolutely not stop, ever, until you are dead.” Is it too dramatic to compare my 8-month-old to the Terminator? Honest question. I […]
Go to Sleep, Child! Mommy Needs to Work!
I have been sitting here, staring at my computer screen, for about 15 minutes now. It’s not even that I have writer’s block. I have a ton of ideas percolating in this lump of rock that doubles as my brain these days. I even have a half-dozen half-finished posts and assorted […]
15 Things I Wish I Knew with My First Baby
Don’t get me wrong: Being a new mom is hard, no matter how many times you do it. All of the usual suspects, like sleep deprivation and postpartum pain, are there and ready to pull you under at any minute. Plus, there are some new challenges, like how to get your older kid adjusted […]