I have a lot of mom friends on Facebook and I love that we can support each other and laugh together about the ups and downs of our days with little ones. Commiserating with other moms has helped me get through many a rough time these last several months. But know what’s not helpful? Mommyjacking. When I post on Facebook… Read more »
Dr. Phil says the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, so based on that I’m pretty sure Emmett is never going to sleep again. Which means I will never sleep again. Today he actually took an hour-and-forty-nine-minute nap, the first burst of daytime sleep lasting more than 15 minutes in, I don’t know, weeks. Yet somehow it’s almost… Read more »
I will never “get over” my miscarriages. Regardless of the fact that I now have 4-month-old babies — two of them — it still hurts. A lot. The pain is less fresh, but it’s there. It’s like an injury that you’ve recovered from but if you move in just the right way it hurts all over again almost like it… Read more »
One year ago today, I was 14 days post-ovulation and had already been dead certain I was pregnant for about a full week. I had already peed on at least half a dozen home pregnancy tests (only two are pictured because hey, who wants to see that many sticks someone peed on?), and the blood test to confirm what I… Read more »
To the stupid lady outside the children’s bookstore: Next time you see a frantic woman juggling two screaming babies in a public place, please do not walk up to her and say something moronic like this: You think you have your hands full? I’m the grandmother of twins. Oh, really? Bully for you. But I’m the mother of twins and… Read more »