Originally published on Babyssentials For most parents, the choice to send a child to school is made for many reasons; you want your child to learn, you want your child to socialize, you want your child to expand his or her horizons, and, perhaps most importantly of all, you want your child to ...
you know you’re a new parent when…(the rockin’ Saturday night edition)
You know you're a new parent when you're so desperate to get the baby to bed at a decent, early hour,that you give her an extra-long feeding, and, in turn, end up over feeding the baby, causing her tummy discomfort, which manifests itself into a lovely little crying session. You know you're a new parent when ...
le scoop on le poop
Today, I asked a friend of mine about 10, rapid-fire, questions, about her 5 month old son's poop. I have officially lost my mind.
it wasn’t me!
Do you know what is awesome? Having your dear friends from out of town come to visit. Do you know what is even more awesome? Sitting in the backseat of a parked car with your TWIN, while the men are in the grocery store, picking up the goodies for a late afternoon BBQ... with a SCREAMING 16 week old ...
This Thing Called Love
Believe it or not, when my daughter was born, I was, instantly, the calm, low-key mom that I had dreamed of being. I didn’t fret when the nurses took her for her routine check-ups. I did not ask about her weight, Or temperature, Or level of cuteness. Actually, that is a lie. I did ask about her cuteness, Meaning, When anyone new came into the ...
Crazy Things Can Happen, as Told Through Crappy Cell Phone Photography, The Great Edition
As I may have mentioned before, crazy things can happen, when there's a new baby in the picture. Unfortunately, I neglected to mention an essential category of, well, crazies. Perhaps, the craziest category of 'em all: The Great-Grandparents. And yes, these particular Great-Grandparents are, and please bear with me, pretty great. Har Har Har. You see, when the Great-Grandmother, let us call her Mommom, decides to accompany you to the baby store, for ...
Crazy Things Can Happen, as Told Through Crappy Cell Phone Photography
When you become a parent, crazy things can happen. For instance, when you are up too late, and slightly delirious, You may decide to shop online, for clothing that your baby will fit into in oh, about a year and a half. *** Another crazy thing that can happen, is when you go to Target, for essentials, like diapers, and soap, and chocolate soy milk, and your baby ...
save the date
So, yesterday, my husband I were chatting. I asked him about our baby's first birthday party. You know, our baby, who just turned 10-weeks-old... I was only kidding around! Well, kinda. I may be crazy But I'm not THAT kind of crazy. Anyway, I was just daydreaming about our little girl, her hands and face covered in globs of pink cupcake icing, with a giant "1" ...
just like ripping off a bandaid
Today, my daughter was vaccinated. She had her two-month-checkup, And was given her first round of shots. Not easy on baby. Definitely not easy on mommy. I paced nervously around the doctor’s office. I sang to her. Loudly. I belted out tunes from “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Little Mermaid”, Not caring who heard me. I had to drown out the noise of my ...
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 ...
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