It seems like once a month someone asks me if we’re going to have any more children. I immediately answer no and throw out a remark about being a millionaire if I end up pregnant. The truth is, it was not an easy decision for us to make. As I wrote in my post Free …
Category Archives: Parenthood
A Legacy of Tired
A few years ago I remember hearing reports of celebrities being admitted to the hospital for exhaustion. I never believed it; I thought ‘exhaustion’ was a euphemism for too much hard liquor and recreational drugs. Then I had two kids at the age of 29 and 30, then had an emotional roller-coaster of a year …
A Letter to My Son
Jacob, Today you’re 5 years old. When you’re old enough to understand I’ll let you read this. But I needed to put this down somewhere. As with every birthday that you and your sister have, I’ve been a bit teary-eyed and emotional. But with all that’s happened in our country over the past several years, …
Behind Closed Doors
There’s this Johnson and Johnson commercial that has as its tag line, ‘Having a baby changes everything’. I can remember seeing that commercial while I was pregnant with my daughter (the last time I actually got to really watch TV) and thinking that it was nonsense. And then she was born. And then my son was …
Surving Summer with The Kids
I’m in education. That means that every summer I get a few weeks off to catch up on everything I don’t do August through June. For the first 6 years of my career that meant sleeping, laundry, and ridiculous TV shows. And then I had kids. There’s a lot more laundry, very little sleeping, and …
Traveling with Kids 101
We recently returned from our third family vacation with the kids. Although there were a few hiccups the trip was an overall success and the kids are excited about next year’s trip. I’d like to offer a few tips to those who are looking to travel with their kiddos for the first time or old …
Good Dads – They Do Exist
Earlier this week my daughter had a birthday. She was lucky because we’re off this week so that meant the hubs got to cook breakfast (I order breakfast). She was so excited when she got to the table because he had made a happy face on her plate with bacon, waffles, and strawberries. Her day …
Raising Little People
It’s 2:45 in the morning. I should be fast asleep, dreaming about our summer beach vacation, resting up for the busy weekend ahead. But instead I’m in bed, rubbing my four year old’s tummy, hoping he’ll fall asleep soon. This isn’t an unusual occurrence. He wakes up most nights around 1:00, runs down the hallway, climbs …
Where a Kid can be a Kid!
Today my dad decided he wanted to take my kids and my niece and nephew to Chuck E. Cheese’s. Most of my friends know that I refer to Chuck’s as ‘Adult Hell’ and the only time my children go is if someone else takes them. I reluctantly agreed to take the munchkins because they would’ve …
All the Little Children
At least once a week I find out somebody I know is having a baby. Either it’s their first or not. There’s nothing quite like the flutter of a tiny baby growing in your stomach. As you anxiously await your baby’s arrival, let me drop a little knowledge on the moms-to-be and maybe even some …