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...
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...