Ahh, the second trimester. This is the stuff pregnancy dreams are made of. You feel good, your belly is adorable, and you are feeling the pop pop pop of little kicks from your baby who Baby Center says is currently the size of a spaghetti squash! At first I wasn’t going to write this post….
The Daycare Dilemma
To daycare or not to daycare, that is the real question, Prince Hamlet. My son’s been going to his daycare twice a week since he was six weeks old. The owners and staff are friendly and seem to have the childrens’ best interest in mind. The center is clean. My son has only gotten sick a…
I Don’t Want My Kids to Believe in Santa
Maybe I should re-title this, “Bah Humbug.” When I was a girl, I reveled in the magic of Christmas. Santa, reindeer, the North Pole… nothing was off the table when it came to what I believed to be true and what Christmas meant to me. Santa was as real to me as the ground…
When Daddy’s the Favorite
Check out my post that was published at Mommy Effect! They say that baby boys love their mommies, but my son and I hit a rough patch around the time he turned one year old. Here’s what happens when Daddy’s the Favorite.
Why 20 Months is the Magical Age
Hang in there, fellow mommies. Toddler bliss is coming your way! Mommyhood did not come easy for me. The newborn days were complete trial by fire for both me and my husband. And to have a colicy baby on top of that, I look back on those days and wonder how we all made it…
The Gift of Unanswered Prayers
“Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers” - Garth Brooks I wish I had an old diary and could go back and reflect on all my past prayers/wishes/dreams. How many of them went unanswered? Probably 90%. And how many am I grateful went unanswered? Almost all of them. Let’s face it, we ask for stupid sh*t…
Mom’s Search for Meaning - A Quest for Answers & Support
I found myself visiting a local church one particularly vulnerable Sunday. I hadn’t explored religion since my youth, and never took it very seriously. But on this day, I felt empty and hopeless, and it suddenly made perfect sense to be there.
Remember Everything You Learned about Pregnancy the First Time Around? Forget It.
I’m glad we know more now about fetal development than we did a few years ago, but I hesitate to think what they will find out in the years to come. No doubt, I’m doing something wrong.
Navigating the First Trimester with a Toddler in Tow
What’s the one thing you need readily available every second of the day with a toddler. Energy! Well, that, and your full attention. These are two things I could not provide my son during this first trimester.
Dumb Sh*t People Ask You When You’re Pregnant
But seriously, why on earth does anyone aside from my husband and OB want to know when and where a baby was conceived? This is just gross.