How many of you can say that you know someone whose shorts fell down, in public, today? Well, You may all raise your hands now.

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 ...

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 ...

pregnancy brain(less)

Being pregnant is amazing, truly. A miracle. And what they fail to mention in all of the “What to Expect” books is that being pregnant is like receiving a brain transplant. Not only does your mind no longer work properly, but it also encourages bouts of actual insanity. Remember the The Iced Tea Incident? Unfortunately, that wasn’t just some ...

driving while pacifying

First, it was driving while putting on lipstick. Then, it was texting from behind the wheel. But, let me tell you, you haven't really lived until you've been driving down the street, one hand on the steering wheel, while the other hand is reaching into the backseat, holding a pacifier in the mouth of a screaming baby. Now ...

bippity boppity boo

I was staring at my 2 month old daughter this afternoon, as I tend to do, most afternoons, when it hit me.. I now have a magic power. I get to be the one who kisses her boo boos to make them all better. How lucky am I? And to think, all this time it's been the Fairy Godmothers who've ...