The first six weeks or so after my twins came home from the hospital were a level of exhaustion and insanity I have never known, and do not ever wish to know again (although honestly, having another set of twins in the future wouldn’t be the end of my world — don’t tell Daddy-in-Training). I routinely cried in the middle… Read more »
This post kicks of a new weekly feature at Amateur Parenting: Working Mom Wednesday. Each week, we’ll discuss another aspect of the challenge and reward of balancing the roles of employee and mommy. Want to request a post on a specific working mom issue? Contact us with your idea! This is a touchy topic, but I’ll be blunt: I think this notion… Read more »
This post kicks of a new weekly feature at Amateur Parenting: Mythbuster Monday. Each week, 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! When I was pregnant, virtually everyone I met told me, “You’d better sleep… Read more »
Dear Miles and Emmett, You are now 42 weeks and 6 days old — almost 10 months since you came out of my belly. These last two weeks, I have wanted to shrink you and put you back in. Between the two of you, you’ve cut or are still cutting nine teeth. Nine. There has been a lot of screaming…. Read more »
As a continuation to Tuesday’s post on awesome mommy fails, here are a few more that have happened in the last few weeks. My Dogs Ate Two Bibs So it turns out that my dogs like to help “clean up” after the boys’ meals, which is totally understandable when you look at the smorgasboard that is the floor, the high… Read more »