by Amy | May 18, 2012 | List, My Family, Parenthood
My partner and I are trying for our second baby. Given my advanced maternal age, the good old rolls in the hay aren’t cutting it, so we’re facing fertility testing and probable treatments, looming large and expensive. I’m also cranky from my no wine or caffeine...
by Amy | May 15, 2012 | My Family, Parenthood
For 15 months, I tried to do everything right. I studied articles from baby websites and magazines, attended parenting education classes, and compared best practices with other moms. I followed a schedule, served organic produce, limited sweets, kept the TV off, and...
by Amy | May 7, 2012 | Couplehood, My Family
Tired of lame Mother’s Day gifts and cards? Then join me in petitioning the government to swap Mother’s Day and Father’s Day on the calendar. Father’s Day needs to come first, and I’ll explain why. In many households, (though certainly not all), it’s Mom...
by Amy | May 3, 2012 | My Family, Parenthood
Remember a while back when I complained that Viv was turning into a Daddy’s girl? Well the shoe is on the other foot, my friends, and it turns out to be an iron boot. Viv is going through a stage that can be best be described as “Mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy,...
by Amy | Apr 30, 2012 | Couplehood, My Family, Parenthood
I’m guest blogging today at Dad or Alive, the hilarious and wildly popular blog written by Adrian Kulp. If you don’t already follow him, you should! Here’s how the post starts… It’s 10pm and you’re feeling frisky. The mother of your children...
by Amy | Apr 22, 2012 | My Family, Parenthood, Yummy
My daughter, the great eater, loves chicken – grilled chicken, roasted chicken, chicken enchiladas, chicken dumplings, you name it. One hitch: when it comes to making chicken – I’m chicken. I became a vegetarian at 7 when I suddenly realized that those cute, mouthy...
