Somebody somewhere once said "The only constant in life is change." I don't know who said it and I don't have the energy to google it, but whoever they are they are very smart and also the kind of person you want to kick really hard in the shins because DUH but also FUCK. Change [...]
I'm 23 weeks pregnant now - and the nesting is already setting in. Poor Dan. Today I spent the morning going through all of Mia's old clothes and washing/sorting the newborn and 0-3mo outfits. I'm not sure if it's actually nesting, or just my desire to justify more baby clothes shopping, but either way it's making [...]
Last week a friend of mine who works for The Immunization Partnership asked if I would be interested in writing a post for their blog, MOMmunizations. I happily agreed, because despite my general distaste for for drugs - especially for kids, vaccinations are something I believe very strongly in. Now, I am no doctor, and [...]
The other day a coworker asked me for some recommendations on what toys to buy for her infant daughter. I had a moment of panic because I knew the RIGHT answer was wooden toys, recycled books, and gender neutral organic cotton dolls. But...Mia doesn't play with any of those things. Her favorite toy is plastic [...]
I realize it's been over a month since I've posted anything on this blog. That's because it's been over a month since I've done anything besides eat, sleep, nurse, pump, work and sing "I'm a Little Teapot" ten thousand times in a row. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. Well, I am complaining but [...]
Monday I go back to work. I've been putting off writing those words, and this post for two reasons. For one, because I can't type while holding a baby and right now I pretty much refuse to put Mia down. And two, because just writing about going back to work makes me cry and yesterday [...]
Being a parent is hard. Being a parent of a newborn is really hard. But for centuries people have continued to have kids (granted some of them not on purpose, and some of them for the purpose of having enough farm hands - but many are lovingly and intentionally brought into this world) and now [...]
When you have a baby these days, particularly if you live in Portland, Maine (or any other "progressive" city) you are overwhelmingly pressured into breastfeeding. And don't get me wrong - it's great that breastfeeding is now the recommended way to feed baby, and that doctors and parents alike are beginning (or continuing) to realize [...]
This Sunday Mia will be a month old. Holy shit is all I have to say about that. I can't believe 4 weeks have already flown by - and more distressing, that only 6 weeks are left until I have to go back to work. I really thought I was going to be able to [...]
I've been thinking about writing this post for a few days now - and besides the obvious reasons for the delay (breastfeeding, changing diapers, breastfeeding, changing diapers...also breastfeeding and changing diapers) I've been putting it off because it seems literally impossible (even for a copywriter) to put into words the experience of birthing a child. [...]
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