parenting

I should really have put a question mark at the end of the blog post title, because honestly, I don’t know the answer. Lately, I’ve been exhausted and I have found it nearly impossible to muster the strength to play with James and run after and plan activities for him so he can get his energy out — and I feel terrible. Honestly, I’m so exhausted and there’s so much going on and it happens to coincide with this period where James is really active and really defiant, and I find myself losing my patience more than usual.

This March, Andrew and I will celebrate our five year wedding anniversary. I’m kind of…

I used to think it was silly to buy holiday pajamas…until I had kids. There’s…

I had originally planned to write a post about what I’m thankful for, and I…

Start routine at 6:45pm each night. Give ten and five minute warnings before. Then take…

Being slapped across the face by a screaming toddler is a true test of parenting.…

One of the hardest parts about dealing with infertility is trying to stay positive and…

We’re in the car often, and usually for longish stretches of time (by that I…

As we struggle to conceive and the months pass by, we’re faced with the question…

James has one of those annoying September birthdays  that, it turns out, just misses the cut…

I was surprised that during my first visit with an infertility doctor, IVF came up…

When James was turning one, I had a lot of mixed emotions, which I hear…

As a working mom with a full-time job (running the website for a major woman’s…

One of the most common questions I get and actually most busy moms I know…

I don’t know about you, but one of my least favorite parts of parenting is…

I was wrong. For the first year and a half, James didn’t make a fuss…

For someone who is so anal and organized and a total homebody, I’m also a…

We get out of the city on most weekends, especially during the summer. Hence, we’ve…

So I always assumed that James would remain my sweet little angle until at least…

I’d like to start by saying, this is what worked for us and I am…