When you have your second child, there’s an innate part of you that wants to go back and fix some of the “mistakes” from the first time around. Maybe ... “mistakes” sounds too critical, but there’s definitely the thought that crosses your mind like, “Mmmm, I probably won’t layer her bangs again with … [Read more...]
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Gerber Turkey Dinner Will Not Send Your Kid to Therapy: Mommy Martyrdom and Homemade Baby Food
Lately, I’ve been wondering if I have some sort of mommy bipolar disorder thing going on. Do you ever feel this way... Like one day I’m June Cleaver Super Mommy on a mission to bake bread, crochet diapers and homeschool all the children on my block. And then, as if someone’s flipped the Jekyll swi … [Read more...]
Night 1: Why is my angel baby a demon baby?!
It's 2 am, the visitors are finally gone...and not a creature was stirring....except for my sweet sweet, angel-demon baby! OMG...why is she crying bloody murder? My parachute hospital gown was starting to soak in sweat, but not out of fear for my baby, but rather, fear that the nurses were going to … [Read more...]
How to Reset Your Baby’s Sleep Cycle
Special thanks to today's guest contributor, Nancy Parker, a former nanny who enjoys writing about parenting. Please check out her bio at the end of this post! As a new parent, it is hard to know what is natural and what should be changed. One thing that all new parents seem to suffer through is … [Read more...]
The Totally Terrifying Three’s
I don’t know who came up with the term Terrible Two’s, but whoever did, clearly never met my daughter. Otherwise, he would have aptly pissed on the term Terrible Two’s and immediately warned the world about its much nastier successor, the Totally Terrifying Three’s. I sort of imagined that once No … [Read more...]
Preschool Is No Place For A Pissing Contest
On Monday, we started a new session of Mommy & Me Preschool. And like any other morning, I lay in bed praying to myself, “I hope today is the day that I get some really condescending advice from a total stranger.” And sure enough, my prayers were answered. For awhile I was starting to lose hope t … [Read more...]