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A second.

The time has arrived. The questions have commenced. I've seen the looks. I've caught the half-second-too-long-glances lingering over my mid-section (nope, sorry, it's just the chicken burritos, thank you very much.) People want to know when we're going to have a second child. They wonder. They whisper. They ask. And the answer is... Not yet. Fooled ya, didn't I?! But, it's a valid questions. ...

One of those days

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 ...

“Welcome to our world…”

"The tutu corner. The life-sized giraffe. The enchanted garden alcove. The giant dollhouse. The pink poodle rocking horse. The princesses. She lives in FAO Schwartz!" -My sister, on the baby's nursery. (It is pretty darn magical, if I do say so myself. But, then again, so it she.)

all we are saying,

is give peas chance. Can you guess which new veggie we tried tonight? And by we, I mean the baby. I wasn't getting near the stuff. Despite my aversion, she seemed quite smitten. What a champ! Her vegetable of choice was not by accident. Although it pained me to switch her off of sweet potatoes, (oh how we loooooved our sweet potatoes), I ...

you know you have a girlie-girl when…(the Sunday afternoon edition)

...you ask your husband to bring down the fluffy, pink doggy and he asks, "which one?" ...you have the following conversation: Me: "Look at her new pink tutu!" Husband: "She has a lot of pink tutus." Me: "Does she need another pink tutu?" Husband: "She is a tutu baby!" Me: "So, what do you think?" Husband "I don't know put it in ...

all that glitters

Tonight, as I watched the baby cracking up at my mother-in-law, as they played with her favorite dolly, (which was, by the way, an amazingly precious sight), I noticed that my daughter had glitter on her head. How in the world did she get such a sparkly keppie? My mind raced. Well, I did take a nap today. Did ...

It’s my girl’s night and I’ll party plan if I want to

Tonight, while my husband was out, I enjoyed a perfect girl's night in with some of my favorite female companions. (Sorry, Ziggy Puppy, you were outnumbered. I know you tried to get the baby to play catch with you, but it just wasn't that type of night. Besides, her hands are too small to pick up a ...

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 ...

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes

My daughter is named after my favorite Disney Princess. While that may not be the exact reason for the origin of her name, it is also not just a happy coincidence. And it certainly is fun picking out princess paraphernalia for her, which I hope she will treasure as she gets older. In fact, once upon a time ...