But I don’t want my blog to become a mommy blog! That was my cry. I said I wanted to maintain relatability. I wanted to make sure twenty-something single guys felt like they could read my stuff without stooping to some level they’d be ashamed of. I didn’t want my single or childless friends to […]
How to Expect When You’re Expecting
With each of our pregnancies, my husband and I have had a difficult time treating the life inside me like it actually was a life. I don’t mean that we have ever believed that it wasn’t — just that the feelings don’t seem to come naturally. It is not always easy to actually treat a […]
The Problem with the Breastfeeding Debate
There is a lot of unnecessary drama surrounding the topic of breastfeeding. Instigating and encouraging this drama are two opposing groups. The first group insists that how you feed your baby is simply a personal choice and never anybody’s business. And the second declares, breast is best! Always. No excuses. Who is right? Well, both […]
Celebrating Baby Peace
Throughout both of my pregnancies I feared miscarriage. I tried to commit myself to not entertaining such fears— I tried not to let them prevent me from falling in love. But in the back of my mind the fears were always there. I feared the loss and I feared the sadness but even more than […]
Baby Peace
The doctor tells me I’m good to go– no more tests or appointments until my first ultrasound. But I’m skeptical. Should I request more blood draws? Should I keep a stock of pregnancy tests to take every now and then just to be sure things are still okay– just to be sure the baby’s still […]
When Mama is Sick
Two months ago I couldn’t hand my baby off to anyone. I couldn’t even put him in the car seat without him wailing. He wanted me by his side or holding him near constantly. And I obliged him because I could. For whatever reason, he needed me extraordinarily then, and that was just that. Mama […]