When you’re picking out baby items for the first time—or adding to your stash for Baby #2—it’s easy to get overwhelmed. There is just so much out there. How can you possibly figure out what the most useful baby products will be for your little bundle of joy, especially when you’ve never done this whole […]
107 Practical Parenting Tips Every New Mom Needs to Know!
So, I have a little announcement to make. It’s not a baby, per se, but it’s still my baby: a brand-spanking-new book for new moms called 107 Things I Wish I Had Known with My First Baby: Essential Tips for the First 3 Months. That’s right—I wrote a book! I couldn’t be more proud […]
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 […]
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 Four Little Words That Can Change Your Life
“What’s your advice for the mom-to-be?” The words were staring up at me from a pastel-colored card, as the giddy excitement of the baby shower buzzed around me. This should have been easy. I’ve been a mom for four years, I just had my second baby, and I write a parenting blog, for crying […]
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 […]
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 […]