by Amy | Jan 22, 2015 | My Family, Parenthood, Pregnancy
My preschooler knew I was pregnant long before I planned to tell her. I’d been waiting to pass the genetic screening before I rocked my kid’s world, yet when I was only five weeks along, she threw her arms around me, looked deeply into my eyes and implored, “Mommy,...
by Amy | Jan 2, 2015 | My Family, Parenthood, Pregnancy
“Do I have a uterus?” my 3-year-old wants to know. “Yes!” I tell her enthusiastically. “When you’re an adult, if you decide to have a baby, it will grow in your uterus.” “So I have a uterus all day?” “Yes.” “Does Daddy have a uterus?” This is the sort of conversation...
by Amy | Nov 20, 2014 | My Family, Pregnancy
I felt super guilty writing this. I blame hormones. Checking Facebook this morning, I noticed a cute photo of some friends drinking at a bar, arms around each other, mugging for the camera. I clicked “like,” but truth be told, I didn’t really like seeing them all...
by Amy | Oct 21, 2014 | My Family, Pregnancy
I have a fun new job chronicling my pregnancy at Momtastic. Here’s my first installment. There will be a new post up on Momtastic each Thursday. For two and a half years, I wished on every star, eyelash, and birthday candle that I would get pregnant. I had...
