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Slow Down or You Might Miss It
Tiny fingerprints and hot breath on cold wet glass. My arm through my father’s as we cross a busy intersection for the 26th year. Bouncing and singing in a department store mirror with a squealing...
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Month Ten: (Beautiful) Incoherence.
Up until now, each month has had a theme, some coherent thread to tie my post together. Month ten is the opposite. The only theme I could come up with is incoherence. Maybe it is the sleep deprivation...
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Two (Slow but Great) Cold & Flu Pick-Me-Ups
Warning, before you get too excited, both of these remedies require time to prepare– the bone broth 24 to 72 hours, the fire cider 4 weeks! However, there is something therapeutic about crafting these...
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Oh What a Year…
I am sitting in the carnage of a first birthday party. The living room is strewn with presents and bits of wrapping paper. Cards are scattered across the floor, each animal picture carefully kissed and...
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“When are you going to stop breastfeeding?”
Parenting is filled with a lot of pesky questions. If you assume positive intent, most inquiries are well-meaning attempts at conversation. Still, when you start to get the same question over and over,...
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Primer: The Underground Mom Market
Used stuff has come a long way since I was a kid. Sure thrift stores still exist, but now you can also buy used kids stuff on Facebook from families in your community. If you are already a pro, no need...
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Why Hello, Mama Tiger
Yesterday I got angry. I’m not sure how I reacted on the outside, but inside I was a ferocious beast. I left E in a supervised care area at a business that shall go unnamed and let’s just say she was...
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A Secret No One Tells You: Toddlers Are Amazing
I used to fear toddlers. Cranky, whiny, demanding, tantrum-throwing, mobile monsters. I listened in horror as a family member described how she had to stop visiting the grocery store. A friend refused...
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July Fitness Challenge: A Worthwhile Fail
July is over and so is my 10-minutes-a-day (yoga) challenge. I did great until it was time to leave for vacation and then I completely lost focus. Turns out traveling with a 16-month-old required a lot...
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Secrets to Enjoying Toddler Travel
How to survive (and even enjoy!) toddler travel is a hot topic. I don’t pretend to have all the answers, but I’ll admit I was pretty nervous about traveling with 16-month-old E this summer. Below is...
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September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
I will remember the night we spent in the pediatric wing of our local hospital for the rest of my life. E was just 4 days old and her jaundice had reached the highest level her pediatrician had ever...
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Nightweaning a Co-sleeping Toddler
Oh, sleep. I’ve missed you. Beginning with my fantasies of being able to press pause and take a nap during labor, my relationship with sleep transformed into something I desired without any real...
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Two.
Little feet hit hard against my knees. When did she get so long? She screams as I press her tight against me. Memories of colic flooding back. Now she’s bigger and I know it will stop within minutes...
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Month One: Settling In
E is out with Grandma and M is asleep in her swing. It’s hard to put her down but there’s more to get done these days than there was with her sister. I’m slowly accepting that second children spend a...
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Month Two: Holding On Tight
I find myself clinging to moments. Her tiny body curled up against mine, her little smile greeting me in the glow of our nightlight. Our stolen time together, our time alone. Glimpses of the laughter...
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Three Months & Three Years
Instead of keeping a regular baby book for the girls, I’ve started compiling my written memories for them, including these posts. I’m catching up today on both three months and three years. *** Three...
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Month Four: Patience, Mama.
I worried, maybe because that’s what moms do. I forgot how my love for her sister intensified with time, a cumulative effect. Instead I looked back on three years and saw all the moments condensed...
View ArticleMonths Seven & Eight: Home & Forever
“Can we stay here forever?” Her sister asks. She’s obsessed with the idea of forever lately. “Can I keep you forever?” is her daily, heart-wrenching request. Three and a half years, and eight months....
View ArticleMonth Nine: Never Say Never.
I let M cry herself to sleep this month. It was both hard and easy, if that’s even possible. Co-sleeping hadn’t been working for weeks. I’d noticed she slept more peacefully during the day, alone, than...
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