Venting About My Kids Doesn’t Mean I’m Ungrateful
Some days it’s ROUGH being a mom and all you can do is laugh and share.
Greetings From Night Feeding Hell!
…where I’m sure my newborn has it out for me.
How Will I Manage Being a Different Mom to My Two Different Kids?
(Image courtesy of Shutterstock, via PJ Media) “So, are you ready for a few more years of diapers?” This was a question my friend recently asked me in reference to my baby who is due in just a few short months. Our toddler will be almost two-and-a-half years old when our second son is born,…
I Was Sure My First Baby Would Be My Last, But Then Something Changed All That
(Image courtesy of Shutterstock, via PJ Media) Being pregnant, giving birth, and dealing with those first few newborn months can be nothing short of torturous. If you had an idyllic pregnancy, maybe your delivery was a nightmare. No problems with delivery? You might have been blessed with the world’s most colicky child. While welcoming your…
Open Letter to the Mom of That Active Little Boy in Music Class
(Image courtesy of Shutterstock, via PJ Media) Dear Mother of That Active Little Boy in Music Class, You’re most likely too exhausted to have noticed me looking at you while the teacher has been making her way through her “Wheels on the Bus” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider” routine. I’ve been watching you because most of…
Why Do We Feel Our Children’s Pain?
(Image courtesy of Shutterstock, via PJ Media) When I was pregnant with my son, someone told me that being a parent would be both harder and better than I could imagine. I had no concept of how all-consuming motherhood could be in every possible way, including when it comes to pain. I never knew what…
Mom Crush: 7 Moms I Can Never Be Like
The internet is ugly these days. The mom wars are in full swing and everyone thinks that their way of mothering is the best and only way to do it. In the spirit of support, I wanted to highlight all the different types of mamas out there. This job is hard, and you’re doing great…
‘I dove into the corner of his room, my cheek flush against the Diaper Genie…’
(Image courtesy of Shutterstock via PJ Media) Naptime. That glorious chunk of time in the middle of the day that affords moms a tiny bit of freedom. Now that my toddler is about a year and a half old, he is down to one nap per day (his choice, certainly not mine…). But it is…
Quick (cheating) Chicken Veggie Egg-Drop Soup
Fall has finally arrived in NYC. And while we wait for our apartment building to turn on the heat, my family has had to resort to primitive measures to stay warm. Soup soup soup. This recipe is easy and yummy and perfect for a quick lunch while you’re trying to wrangle kids and get out…
Oh, the Picky Eater
For the first four months of Jake’s life, all he did was nurse. I don’t mean he was exclusively on breast milk (which he was…the kid refused the bottle from day 1, screaming as if it were hot coals we were offering him), but all he wanted to do was nurse. Most nights I was…
