Lately, it seems that no matter where I go, a conversation similar to the following takes place. Stranger: Aawww, look at you! When are you duuuueee? Me: March Stranger: March? Really? Oh, you’re going to be huge! (My husband just read this last line and said, “Come on, someone DID NOT say that to you!” [...]
On my nightstand sit two books – Twilight and Waiting for Birdy. One is the star-crossed romance between a vampire and a mortal; the other is a personal memoir of a “year of frantic tedium, neurotic angst, and the wild magic of growing a family”. (Book review on the latter to come soon.) Two vastly [...]
I spent a couple hours last night staring at my belly. At first in utter amazement that it is so full and round – I think it’s much bigger now than it was at this point with my first – and I’m wondering how much bigger it could possibly get. Then I sat back and [...]
The number three has started to take on a certain magic around here. My son will be three years old a week from Saturday. And lately, everything is more exciting to him – and, subsequently, to me too. Halloween was a kick-ass holiday. He totally “got it” this year and literally ran from house to [...]
A barista at my local Starbucks is interested in my caffeine intake. A recent conversation with said barista went something like this. Me: I’d like a tall Chai Tea Latte, please. Barista: Sure. Uh, do you know that the Chai has caffeine in it? Me: Yes. Barista: Well…you’re pregnant, right? Me: Uh, yeeeees. Barista: (Hesitantly) I [...]
I’m not a health nut. Let me start by saying that. I’ve always been somewhat concerned about what I put into my body and now that I’m a mom, that concern has only multiplied. But after a casual lunch conversation about four years ago, I have waged my own personal war against high fructose corn [...]
In an ambitious effort to be Organized Mom and actually be prepared for a holiday sooner than the night before, I bought the Halloween candy. I know, I know – wrong time to decide to get organized and most certainly the wrong task. Because now I know that there are oversized bags of candy in [...]
Lately, mornings with my (almost) 3-year old son have been dreadfully similar to the presidential debates. Both parties saying the same things over and over again…forcing smiles between gritted teeth to try and maintain some sense of decorum (ok, so that one is just on my side)…and in the end, no one coming out a [...]
