When we were preparing for our 2nd baby, our focus was primarily on our first born – what will he need or want, and what do we need for maintaining our sanity? Our toddler is very active, and we knew his needs would only get bigger as he grew and transitioned into being the big… Read More The Mama 5: Toddler Essentials (After Baby #2)
“A mother’s job is to teach her children not to need her anymore. The hardest part of that job is accepting success.” (author unknown)… Read More A Letter to My Son: I Love Getting to Know You…
Over the past two months, since I became a mother of 2, I have accepted a number of compliments and much praise from friends, family and strangers, alike, for managing two kids with so much “grace” and “ease.” But today I’m coming clean with a secret I’ve been harboring since my daughter was born –… Read More Motherhood 2.0: My Biggest Secret
My post this week was initially titled “Mommy Masochism,” and was meant to explore all the unspoken hardships of raising a toddler AND a newborn. You see, in my experience, nobody talks about these very real struggles: the tantrums, the demands, the selective hearing and undermining of authority we moms experience when simultaneously trying to… Read More It’s All About the Ice, Baby
