When we started thinking about having a second child, we were warned that two kids does not equal double the work, but instead, 100 times the work. We have not found that to be true. In fact, we don't even think it is double the work. We feel like the jump from no kids to ...
A mother’s Anticipation: A Haiku
The house is silent; Waiting to hear morning noise from one of my kids.
Perhaps my favorite malapropism ever.
My daughter told me she was hungry and wanted a snack. "What would you like?" I asked. "I want that thing...you know that thing...you packed it for me and it looks like a wheel?" "A thing that looks like a wheel? Hmmm...I really don't know," I replied. "Is it an ikea?" She wanted a tortilla. Right? Best malapropism ever.
All my loving
This morning, before the sun had time to rise, I had the chance to cuddle up in my little girl's bed with my daughter, my son and my my Lola. We all got under the covers. My daughter held my hand, as I used my other arm to feed my son a bottle. And she asked me ...
This is what happens
when your offers of yogurt, strawberries, cinnamon toast, french toast, cottage cheese and pancakes for breakfast are all declined... and you are asked to make a Nutella sandwich "Of Ariel...and her dad." I know. I am the best artist ever. Try to contain your jealousy. Except when I gave it to her, her initial elation turned to speculation. "Where ...
Mother of the year.
It may be chaos over here. I may have let the dog out and forgotten to let her in and now can't move because the baby finally fell asleep on me. I may hear my daughter rummaging through the pantry and trying to figure out if she can figure out how to let the dog ...
The Quiet Game.
Today, on our way home from Home Goods, after the 80th question from my daughter ("Does pool water taste salty?") My mom decided to try to implement a technique they used with me when I was a child: The Quiet Game. They would challenge me to see how long I could go without speaking. Apple. Tree. You ...
5 months (2.0)
Happy Five Month Birthday to my little (VERY LARGE) guy. This morning, I reflected back on the post I wrote when my daughter hit this same time mark. Then, I mentioned how I didn't know where the five months had gone; searching for them, I could not find them anywhere. Time was going by so quickly. I feel ...
A right of passage.
Today, my daughter experienced Hair, the musical, for the first time outside of my uterus. I showed her the video that first got me hooked, their performance at the 2009 Tony's, and she loved it. Obviously. Because it's amazing. And because she's my child. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ozTHX5TsiI And after watching she sat quietly, introspectively for a few beats before saying ...
Thank you.
I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you. Thank you for the support. Thank you for the love. Thank you. This week, I had the distinct honor and privilege of being featured on the local 6ABC News in a story about Postpartum Depression. This came about after posting "The Hardest Post I've Ever Written", about ...
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