Maybe I'll Shower Today

Category: Think

  • Overcoming mommy shyness

    You spot her across the park. You glance at her with a sort of half smile and quickly turn away, lest she think you are some creepy weirdo. You contemplate your next move, wondering if it would be too forward to introduce yourself.

  • Parenting to win

    Raising kids is a competition, and if you disagree, you have already lost.

  • Wean in

    Other than vaccinations, I fail to think of a more hot-button parenting issue than how a mother chooses to nourish her child. Throughout my pregnancy and through labor and delivery and beyond, I heard that familiar mantra, “breast is best.”

  • Ready for another baby?

    When my son grabbed “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” off of the bookshelf the other day, I thought, is he trying to tell me something? I mean, he is nearly one year old, sleeping in his crib (albeit not quite through the night) and becoming more independent everyday.

  • Let them eat (everything but) cake

    To the person who bought me the “Baby Bullet,” thank you for contributing to my collection of smoothie-making devices. There was a short time when I actually used this device to make wholesome purees from only the freshest, local produce I could find.  Dicing, steaming, blending, such was my life…

  • Back to bedsharing

    For the first 3 months (give or take), my baby would only sleep in bed with me. Correction: He would only sleep on top of me in bed. This made my own sleeping situation a bit challenging, but as any new mother will tell you, you do what you can…

  • Diaper free woes, or its fun to poop on the carpet

    My baby pooped on the carpet three times this morning. It is as if he knew the carpet was being cleaned today, and he wanted to give the folks at Stanley Steemer a run for their money (They did great, by the way.)