by Amy | May 23, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
I think 89% of you read this already via social media, but I liked this post and wanted to make sure it got to the anti-Facebook crowd. You should see me with the baby. I kiss and cuddle, hold and rock, murmur and nuzzle. Every interaction with her is sweetness and...
by Amy | Apr 4, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood
Milestones are raining down on me. The baby is talking: Mama, Dada, up, agua, boo(k). She is trying to walk, and can make tracks by hopping forwards on her knees, like a little talking bunny. Worst of all, she is turning one. I have whiplash. I feel dazed. I am...
by Amy | Mar 17, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood, Pregnancy
If you’re planning to breastfeed, a hospital lactation consultant will show you different positions for holding the baby while nursing. You’ll hear terms like “cross-cradle,” “side-lying” and “football hold.” These are...
by Amy | Mar 14, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
I know every mom out there is tired, but I think I could take you right now in an exhaustion contest. That’s because my average parenting day is nearly 17 hours long. I blame the time zones. See, our family of four lives together on the west coast, but my...
by Amy | Feb 23, 2016 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
It will be GREAT, I told myself, when we bought the house with only two usable bedrooms. The girls will share. They’ll never be scared because they have each other, and they’ll grow up to be the best of friends. I also nurtured future bunk bed fantasies,...
by Amy | Feb 18, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood, Shopping
What pet should you get? So you don’t feel regret. Or go into debt. From constant trips to the vet. Okay, so that’s not what it says in the recently discovered Dr. Seuss book, “What Pet Should I Get?” but imagine how useful that would be! As...
