Dear Miles and Emmett, Twelve months ago today, I hadn’t met you yet. How is that possible? Because these days, and the last 364 days, I have breathed you. I have worn you and held you and rocked you felt you and loved you and breathed you every moment of every day, and it’s hard to remember what life was… Read more »
One of my Facebook mommy groups just had a fairly lengthy discussion about what to do when you have to pee in public and there’s nowhere to put your kid. With two babies at once, I face this dilemma on a fairly regular basis. Usually when I’m alone I’m wearing one or both babies. So I just pee normally, but with… Read more »
At 7:15 Monday morning, I left my house for my first-ever week-long work trip, and the longest I have been away from the boys since their birth. It’s horrible. I miss them so much that it literally hurts. I physically ache for them. I feel like I am missing a limb and there is phantom pain where it once was…. Read more »
Each week in Mythbuster Monday, we tackle some of the crazy and often discouraging stuff people tell parents — especially expectant and new moms. Want to request a post on a specific parenting myth ? Contact us with your idea! Among the many disheartening pieces of “advice” I received while I was pregnant with my twins was this gem: “Have fun now, because… Read more »
Throwdown Thursday is a biweekly-ish feature wherein we discuss controversial parenting topics. Respectful disagreement is welcome in the comments! Have a request for a topic? Contact us with your idea! I keep seeing moms referring to their baby girls as “divas” and I’m like, seriously? She’s not a diva. She’s a BABY. Unless she’s actually a celebrated female vocalist (the… Read more »