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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
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 Carriage...
I’m Done Having Babies And I Have All The Feels
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 stop...
11 Obnoxious Things Your 1-Year-Old Will Definitely Do While Flying
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...
I’m Worried I Like Babies Better Than Big Kids
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...
The 9 Stages of Grieving the Brangelina Breakup
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce news is hitting me hard, yo. Longtime readers may remember that my second blog post ever was actually about Brangelina being "Carriage Before Marriage" just like me. Our weddings took place the same year. I pretty much assumed...
Dear Husband, Please Stop Getting Hotter
Dear Husband, I’m not trying to pick a fight, but there’s something you’ve been doing for a while now that really gets on my nerves, so I need to say something... You’ve been getting hotter. And it’s a problem. When we first got together seven years ago, you and I...
That Time My One-Year-Old Locked Me Out of the House With Her Inside
How do you know when your baby has become a toddler? Some would say it's when they begin walking and talking. I'd say it's when they start making mischief. The other day, I was home with Chloe (16 months) and my mother-in-law. We stepped outside the front door for...
11 Things I’m Doing the Second I Finally Wean Baby off the Boob
I've been pregnant, trying to get pregnant or nursing for most of the past six years. So rather than owning and occupying my own body, I've been renting it out to some rather unruly but very adorable tenants. At 15 months old, Baby #2 is still on the lease, nursing on...
My Tushie’s in Traffic
I knew two kids would be harder than one kid. I just didn't know why. The problem is car seats. With one kid, the car seat was installed in the center, and I could extract my daughter from either door, whichever was most convenient. Now I've got the baby on the...