From The Editor

A mind of her own.

February 15, 2012

I caught Elise sneaking out of her bedroom window to meet up with her friends. No, that’s not right. But I did catch her trying to take her brother’s bib off while watching me to make sure I wasn’t watching her. It’s like she has a mind of her own. And I want to know [...]

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Tristan is 6 months old

February 4, 2012

  How did that happen? I’m a little tempted to go back and read my posts about Tristan from the early days but I’m not far enough away from them yet. I won’t even link to them here. You can do a search under “HELP, MY BABY IS TRYING TO KILL ME.” Or just search [...]

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About breastfeeding.

February 1, 2012

Breastfeeding is hard. Or it was. At least for me. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever started. A physical, mental and emotional game. Your head’s got to be in it. Your heart, too, I suppose. I considered writing about all the details. But I won’t. Let’s just say I think I’ve been [...]

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A mixture of things

January 9, 2012

I’m just not up for blogging regularly these days but I wanted to check in and say hi. In December, Elise turned 2. Her birthday party was so much fun. Her personality, her words, her place in our family….it’s all a really fun and special time right now. Four days later Santa brought Elise this [...]

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About family.

December 4, 2011

After I delivered Elise the doctor brought her to my chest and announced that she was a girl. I was shocked. Perhaps I had anticipated a boy so I didn’t have to face the fear of raising a girl. A someday woman, wife, mother and friend who will learn from this right-now woman, wife, mother and [...]

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Toddler tantrums and the terrible twos

November 17, 2011

Poor Elise. I hope this blog is defunct by the time she’s starting to date or looking for her first job. Our sweet monkey moo is having temper tantrums. Let’s review. She is 23 months. Her brother arrived when she was 19 months. We moved into a new home when she was 17 months. She [...]

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When the whole family is fighting a cold.

November 7, 2011

We’re not sick and we’re not planning on getting sick. But you know that about-to-get-sick feeling? A little scratch in your throat or an ache in your back? We’ve got a plan to fight it this winter. What I’m doing:  Taking a lot of Emergen-C — 1 to 3 packets a day. Taking probiotics — [...]

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The monotony of motherhood

November 5, 2011

I just rocked the baby to sleep and put him in his crib. Before that I nursed him, I burped him, I changed him, I swaddled him. I’ve already been back upstairs twice because his pacifier fell out. I rocked him again and put him back in his crib. It will start all over in [...]

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I could run a marathon right now.

November 1, 2011

A test: For the first 10 weeks of his life, Tristan would ONLY sleep: A) In my arms B) In my sling C) Next to me in bed D) All of the above D. Easy test. The doctor told me to keep practicing putting him down. So we did. There was crying and paci plugging [...]

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Q&A on dairy free diets (part 2)

October 29, 2011

I’ve been heavy on the dairy-free posts lately because it’s such a big part of my life these days. If you’re new here, I’m dairy and soy free to determine if my breastfeeding son has a sensitivity. Jasmine Jafferali is a Chicago-based wellness consultant who is helping me on my dairy-free journey. She agreed to [...]

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