by Amy | Jan 16, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood
Picture this: I’m meeting three girlfriends for dinner at a trendy restaurant, and I’m excited. Since having a child, my girls’ night out frequency has dipped from a few times a week to once in a blue moon, and I’m eager for some adult female company. I’ve...
by Amy | Jan 14, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood
These teenagers today with their genetically modified texting thumbs think they invented acronyms. Ooh, it’s so hard to break your secret code! CTFD, IYKWIM. J/K! In my day, before the internet even, we had plenty of awesome, super secret acronyms, we just...
by Amy | Dec 10, 2013 | Parenthood, Shopping
Oh, man, am I in trouble. My mom wanted to buy Viv a dollhouse and requested my input on which kind to get. I found a Kidkraft model online that looked perfect — colorful, creative, and fun. It even had an elevator, just like the Barbie Dream House that rocked...
by Amy | Nov 7, 2013 | Babymaking, Infertility, My Family, Parenthood
As a mom, there are a few questions I hate answering: When are you due? Um, never, that bump is left over from the baby who’s now in preschool. When are you going back to work? I don’t know! I’m not ready. Are you planning to have another one? Lady, unless...
by Amy | Nov 5, 2013 | My Family, Parenthood
I’m still in bed with a busted back, so Viv and I have been watching a lot of iPad videos together — animated nursery rhymes, mostly. Tonight I showed her “The Farmer in The Dell” — that moldie oldie where the the farmer takes a wife,...
by Amy | Oct 20, 2013 | Halloween, Holidays, My Family, Parenthood
As a mom, you look forward to so many firsts: first smile, first word, first “I love you.” First candy binge was not on my list, but it’s coming. It’s coming fast. Last Halloween, I took my almost 2-year-old daughter trick-or-treating for the first time. She was...
