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 | Oct 28, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
Like fingerprints and snowflakes, no two kids turn out the same. Is it just their genes, or is it us? I didn’t plan on parenting differently the second time around, yet I feel like I’ve become such a different mom. Here’s how I’ve changed: 1....
by Amy | Sep 16, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
My first baby didn’t roll over until she was seven months old, making her the last one in Mommy & Me to hit that milestone. (And oh, how I worried… for nothing.) So I was surprised to find my second baby rolling in both directions at just three months....
by Amy | Aug 25, 2015 | My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
I used to be a “Yes” mom. Yes, you can jump off the swing. Yes, you can squirt shaving cream in the bath and pretend it’s snow. Yes, you may peform opera in the supermarket. But now I have two kids. A little one who’s up all night and a...
by Amy | Aug 7, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
The moment my first child was born, and I felt that crazy love, I wanted another baby right away. I wanted 100 babies. We started trying in earnest when our daughter was barely a year old. Which was crazy. Had I gotten pregnant right away, I could have had two kids...
by Amy | May 26, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
I knew my life would change forever when I brought home baby #2—I just never could have guessed the crazy things that would come out of my mouth. 1. “Don’t step on your sister!” – While I believe that my 4-year-old intends to be loving and gentle towards her baby...
