by Amy | Mar 6, 2017 | My Family, Raising Girls, Vanity
Throughout grade school, I was the second shortest kid in my class. The shortest kid was an actual little person, yet I remember her being way more confident in her stature than I was. I hated being short. It made me feel powerless and insignificant. I hated being at...
by Amy | Feb 28, 2017 | My Family, Our Situation
It’s an exciting yet bittersweet day on the blog, as I re-launch Carriage Before Marriage as amywruble.com. Ta da! Aw, come on, don’t be sad. This is a good thing, really! Those of you who have been reading me since the beginning know my story: I started...
by Amy | Jan 14, 2017 | My Family, Parenthood
My baby daughter smells like freshly baked bread lightly misted with unicorn sweat. I spend most of my day inhaling her while she sits on my lap, gently nuzzling my cheek against hers so I can feel the insane softness of her brand new perfect skin. I’ve had to...
by Amy | Jan 3, 2017 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Travel
Everybody loves a 1-year-old, unless of course they’re on an airplane with one. I remember my Mommy & Me class leader telling us that from age 1 to 2.5, we should make all faraway friends and relatives come to us and avoid flying altogether. So when the invitation...
by Amy | Dec 5, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood
My husband and I have a long-standing disagreement: I’m madly in love with babies. He wishes our kids could be born at 2-years-old. Maybe it’s a woman thing, but how can anyone not be obsessed with babies? Sniffing their fuzzy duckling heads while they snuggle...
