by Amy | Sep 18, 2018 | List, My Family, Parenthood
Remember before kids, when you’d shove a credit card, cell phone and lip gloss into a tiny clutch that matched your outfit and head out on the town? Those were the days. Now that you’re a mom, chances are your purse is more like Mary Poppins’ magic...
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 | Aug 2, 2016 | List, My Family, Pregnancy
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...
by Amy | Apr 2, 2016 | List, My Family, Pregnancy
My baby is turning one. While a lot of mamas are back to their pre-pregnancy weight by then, I’ve still got a ways to go. And frankly, I don’t really care. In fact, I bristle at the implication that I or any recently pregnant lady should be racing to...
by Amy | Feb 23, 2016 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
It will be GREAT, I told myself, when we bought the house with only two usable bedrooms. The girls will share. They’ll never be scared because they have each other, and they’ll grow up to be the best of friends. I also nurtured future bunk bed fantasies,...
by Amy | Nov 11, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood
I never knew about getting sick until I had two kids. When I was young and unencumbered, if I felt a cold coming on, I’d make a point of ordering a screwdriver at the bar that night. You know, for the vitamin C. And then, by the next day, I was usually fine....
