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solid gold

There are many things that you can expect parenthood will do to you. You will learn to love in ways you never thought possible. You won't sleep well again. You will cuddle up into a comforter that has been spit up on, not caring for an instant, because that nap is just that important. But, one unexpected perk o' ...

an sms s.o.s.

text messages sent to my sister this evening: 7:33pm: at {insert restaurant name} for {insert name}'s birthday dinner 7:33pm: baby's hungry 7:34pm: have to feed her 7:34pm: sitting on toilet to nurse her 7:34pm: oye her response: 7:36pm: OMG I continue: 7:36pm: OK, she passed out on the job 7:37pm: {Insert mobile phone picture of baby passed out in a milk coma} 7:45pm: walked out of ...

to walk a milestone

Earlier this week, my daughter rolled over for the first time. It was out of the blue. It was tummy-to-back. It was momentous. A milestone. Later that day, I got to thinking about milestones. In the land of mom, it’s all about the milestone. First smile, first tooth, first word, first step. Sometimes, milestones are things we plan for, anxiously awaiting their arrival. A ...

"...There's nothing so despair-provoking as thinking you're the only one who feels a certain way, especially when it comes to matters of motherhood--and correspondingly, nothing more comforting than knowing you're not alone." -Emily Giffin, Heart of the Matter

Happy Day

To my dearest husband, April 18, 2010, at 2:22 in the early morning hours, You became a father. But, it was two days later, in the hospital, when we were eagerly awaiting the signal of a wet diaper, to signify that the baby was feeding properly and well hydrated, that you picked up our daughter, placed her on the changing table in our ...

ultraSurprise

When we became pregnant, nothing mattered to us besides having a healthy baby. It did not matter what day the doctors gave as a due date. We couldn’t have cared less about having a baby with a big nose or freckles or blue hair. And we most certainly did not care if we were having a boy or ...

spanx you very much

While walking out the door, wearing an old pair of shorts and a t-shirt, I asked my husband, "Do I look OK?" His enthusiastic reply? "You look great. And you're not even wearing Spanx, are you?" You see, yesterday he learned about Spanx. I guess they made quite the impression.

love you forever, and for always

When asked about my favorite book of all time, my answer is always the same: “Love You Forever”, by Robert Munsch It is the most beautiful picturebook. I remember when I first read this story. Actually, my mom read it to me. We were in the waiting room of my pediatrician’s office, as she first recited, “I’ll love you ...

It just occurred to me that there may be one major upside to having delivered my daughter via unplanned c-section. Being a preschool teacher, my kids have a million questions. For everything. Watching their teacher’s pregnancy from start to finish really put them over the edge. As you can imagine, the two main, recurring questions were: “How ...