by Amy | Jul 13, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood
I knew two kids would be harder than one kid. I just didn’t know why. The problem is car seats. With one kid, the car seat was installed in the center, and I could extract my daughter from either door, whichever was most convenient. Now I’ve got the...
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 | Apr 2, 2016 | List, My Family, Pregnancy
My baby is turning one. While a lot of mamas are back to their pre-pregnancy weight by then, I’ve still got a ways to go. And frankly, I don’t really care. In fact, I bristle at the implication that I or any recently pregnant lady should be racing to...
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...
