by Amy | May 6, 2013 | My Family, Shopping
Dad or Alive: Confessions of an Unexpected Stay-at-Home Dad, a memoir of Adrian Kulp’s first year at home with his baby daughter, is funny and touching, real and raunchy, with an uncensored POV that is uniquely male. (For better or for worse, I now have some...
by Amy | May 1, 2013 | My Family, Parenthood
Ever since my daughter was born, I’ve had this fantasy about taking her to visit a farm. Fresh air, baby animals, fruit picking – it all sounded so cute and wholesome. Plus, I wanted my kid to know her food comes from the ground, not Trader Joe’s. But the realities...
by Amy | Apr 25, 2013 | Babymaking, Infertility, List, My Family
I’m not technically infertile, just over the hill. If you saw me in good lighting, you might mistake me for 35, but you know what they say: you’re only as old as your ovaries. And those biatches are past 40. Can they still produce a sibling for my daughter? Time...
by Amy | Apr 15, 2013 | Couplehood, My Family, Wedding Plans
Dave is super easy going about the wedding planning. Usually we’re in sync, and if we’re not, he’ll defer to Bridezilla. Except on this one issue: No video. He’s putting his foot down. “I want to experience our wedding, not record it.” He tells me. He’s...
by Amy | Apr 8, 2013 | Babymaking, Infertility, My Family, Parenthood
When I was pregnant with Viv, we got a lot of thoughtful gifts, but my favorites were the boxes of hand-me-down clothes from mommy friends who had been there before me. Sorting through those cartons was Christmas morning level exciting. Adorable playsuits, girlie...
by Amy | Apr 3, 2013 | My Family, Parenthood
We live in a rent-controlled apartment in a McMansion neighborhood, so the local moms out-fancy me by a mile. I mean, these moms are Lululemon gear-sporting, Porsche Cayenne-driving, blinding bling-wearing, “I just got back from Canyon Ranch and barely have time...
