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 [...]
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder, which I can assure you as someone who is married to a chef, is complete bullshit. Distance makes the heart grow resentful, is what it does. But I think maybe whoever it was that coined that phrase wasn't talking about their significant other, but rather, a child. Because [...]
I feel like a lot has happened since I wrote my last post but I can't remember any of it because all I can think about is Mia's first gymnastics class and how I've never seen her so excited about anything in her entire life. Including bouncy houses. Including goats. Including...even marshmallows. I don't have any [...]
You guys. Potty training. WTF. How is this a thing that people just do and don't really talk about? I mean I know people write books and blogs and essays and all that about it (OH BELIVE ME, I know, I read like, I think all of them). But how do I have a bazillion [...]
This blog was born when I got pregnant with Mia. It started as a simple way to document my pregnancy for my friends and family, and also for myself since everyone warned me it would be such a blur that I would forget immediately after Mia was born all of the aches and pains and adventures of [...]
If you ask Mia how old she's turning next week she says "I'm Two!" That is, unless you're in public or any situation where anybody besides mommy can hear her - in which case she's as tight lipped as Bill Cosby is about his "personal life." I guess that's how it goes with two year olds, [...]
WARNING: This blog post contains high levels of sarcasm and attitude. It's the type of blog post my dad will tell me is "funny, but a little too angry." Sorry Dad, I know you like the weepy ones. Today is just not one of those days. It's BBQ season now, and with America's birthday right [...]
This morning Mia said "love you!" to Dan as he was leaving for work, like it was no big deal. To be fair, it's not exactly the first time she's said it. Yesterday she said something that we're pretty sure was "I love you" to George. As in Curious George, the cartoon monkey. Fucking figures [...]
Last weekend we celebrated Easter (instead of Passover) because hunting for candy-filled eggs is a lot more fun than counting plagues and eating parsley (#WorstJewEver). I promised myself that when Mia is old enough to understand we'll host a Passover seder and teach her about her Jewish heritage...but for now she is all about bunnies [...]
Oh Baby Richards 