by Amy | Apr 19, 2012 | Babymaking, My Family, Parenthood
First, thanks for all the love and support around my weaning crisis. It helped a lot. I’ve officially stopped breastfeeding and I have to say it was probably harder on me (and Dave, who had to put up with me) than on Viv. She is still getting used to the...
by Amy | Apr 16, 2012 | My Family, Parenthood
I just breastfed my daughter for the last time, and my heart is breaking. We had a good run – 15 months – but I wasn’t quite ready to stop, and I’m not sure she was either. Later this week, I’ll begin injecting myself with fertility drugs, which apparently are the...
by Amy | Apr 11, 2012 | My Family, Parenthood
Every time my daughter and I go out to eat, we leave behind a disaster area. I haven’t had the balls to photograph the crime scene yet (too busy running out the door of the restaurant, shielding my face) so just imagine if the food fight in Animal House took...
by Amy | Apr 5, 2012 | My Family, Parenthood
At Viv’s 15-month check-up today, our pediatrician confirmed something about our child that we’ve suspected for a long time: She’s a girl. Running down a developmental checklist, the doctor nodded approvingly as I listed words Viv knows. “Animal sounds?” Yes. “Body...
by Amy | Apr 2, 2012 | Babymaking, Infertility, My Family
We’re trying to get pregnant and my lady cycle’s been kind of wonky so we decided to pay a visit to our friendly neighborhood reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Rosenpenis. Not his real name or face. If only. Dave and I had assumed that conceiving a second...
by Amy | Mar 28, 2012 | My Family, Parenthood
When I got knocked up with Viv, I registered my due date with Babycenter.com to receive weekly updates about her development. Throughout my pregnancy, Babycenter compared her estimated size to a fruit or vegetable so that I could better imagine her growing heft. At...
