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...
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 | Mar 9, 2016 | My Family, Yummy
We visited friends who have a lemon tree growing in their backyard. Our 5-year-old, Viv, was given a paper grocery bag and the instruction to “just pick a few.” So naturally, we came home with 34 lemons. It was very important to me not to waste these...
