Have you ever had one of those days, where in the span of 24 hours, Mommy's Law kicked in, with a vengeance, and nothing seemed to go right? Like, you were staying away from home and forgot your laptop and phone charger? And your work clothes? And makeup? And hair brush? And, on the very same day, your baby, minutes after finally falling into ...
Materniversary
This week marked the one year anniversary of my Maternity Leave. Or, as I should more appropriately call it, "The day I went to work, had to leave, and never came back." You see, like everything else in the Land of Mom, my maternity leave did not go as planned. I had intended to teach right up until ...
You are my daughter.
You are my daughter. You whispered to me in my dreams and said "Mama, I will know you. I will show you how big your heart can grow." long before we ever met. You grew inside of me, deep within my center and in my heart and I felt you dancing and knew you, even then. And then, I held you, my baby bird, and when ...
I just had the best time of my life
dancing around the nursery with my little girl to (what else?) Hair. These moments are so precious. I never ever ever ever ever ever ever want to forget them. So, please. Don't ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever let me. We blasted the music, and danced and danced and danced. We literally jumped up and down in delight. She literally squealed ...
Making the best of it–Mama Style:
The "home alone on a Wednesday evening" Edition. When you're a mama, you must make the best of things. Like, when your little girl takes her sippy cup and dumps the entire thing of water over her head... Oh well. That's one less bath I have to give. Or, maybe your little girl decides she wants to eat ...
And many more…
Happy Birthday, to you. Happy Birthday, to you. Happy Birthday, dear Mommom. Happy Birthday, to you. You truly are one of a kind and the best of your kind and I'm so glad you're mine. And even more glad your ours. Thank you for teaching me how to sing "Baa Baa Black Sheep" Thank you for teaching me all of the dirty words ...
This is what my daughter and I have been jamming out to
since our car ride at 8am this morning. And, I kid you not, she is dancing even harder than I am. Atta girl! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itf1VYeoMFE] What can I say; I'm a little bit Broadway, and she's a little bit Rock n' roll, after all.
Hello, (st)operator?
I am a proud breastfeeding mama. I am certainly no lactivist, and I certainly believe in doing what works best for you. but, for us, what's certainly best has been boobies over bottles. My daughter has been exclusively breastfed for 10 1/2 months now, which, if I'm being honest, is about 4 1/2 months longer than I'd originally planned, or ...
Old, Wise Wives
How much credibility do you grant to those Old Wives Tales and suggestions from days gone by? Let me tell you something: I was always one to say nay when told to wave a threaded needle over my pregnant belly, but wouldn't you know that that darn thing spun around in a circle over the little girl in my ...
Bippity Boppity Boo-Boo
When I wrote about my magic power, a whole, long 8 1/2 months ago, I failed to take one, salient thing into consideration; I did not yet know that when a mommy is sick with a stomach bug, and her baby leans over and gives her the sweetest, gentlest, softest little kiss, it makes the mommy all better, just as quickly ...
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