Ok, so I admit it. I got cocky. I thought I had this whole tantrum thing on lock. I read a book that was really insightful, and thought I knew how to manage the whole tantrum thing and that James…
How to Be a Good Parent When You’re Tired
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.
Help! We’re Taking Our First Vacation Without James and We Can’t Decide What Type of Trip to Take
This March, Andrew and I will celebrate our five year wedding anniversary. I’m kind of in shock that we’ve been married for five years. It feels like we just got married. Five years kind of crept up on us, and…
What I Learned From Going on Vacation with our Toddler
Like many of you, when mid-January hit, we were ready for a vacation somewhere warm. Last year, after much debate, we decided to bring our then baby along on our vacation. I wrote a post about what I learned from our experience. Well, we just got back from another January trip to Florida, and I thought I’d share my vacation with toddler tips after surviving a beach vacation with our crazy two year old. While I felt more prepared and less panicked about traveling with James now that we’ve flown and vacationed with him a bunch, we still made some mistakes this time (and had some wins) and learned a lot.
My Favorite Toy Storage Ideas
Right before we had James, we moved into a newly renovated apartment, and finished decorating it just in time for his arrival. I swore we wouldn’t be those parents whose entire apartment is taken over by toys. I swore we wouldn’t buy James that many toys. After all, they really only play with a few of them and prefer to just bang on pots and pans, I said. And then we had James, and two years later, our apartment is overflowing with toys.
Watching All Your Friends Get Pregnant When You’re Struggling with Inferility
So basically every day when I open the mail, I get to cry over the fact that another friend of mine is having a baby and I’m not. Something I used to love, opening Christmas cards has become something I dread.
Cutest Winter Clothes for Toddler Boys (AKA Everything I’m Buying James Rn)
It quickly skipped from fall to winter-like temps here, and I’m realizing that James’ wardrobe consists mostly of shorts and T-shirts. Despite an Indian summer that has lasted into October, it feels like cooler temps are officially here to stay…
James’ Bedtime Routine
One thing every parenting book will drill into you from the time your baby is born is the importance of a bedtime routine. A consistent bedtime and routine helps children calm down and prep for sleep. While we had mixed…
Surviving the Emotional Rollercoaster of Infertility
One of the hardest parts about dealing with infertility is trying to stay positive and not stress when every month, every treatment is met with the same heartbreaking results – no baby. When time marches on, your friends have second…
How To Get Your Toddler to Stay In Their Car Seat
We’re in the car often, and usually for longish stretches of time (by that I mean over an hour). We live in the city and are constantly escaping on weekends, whether it’s to visit friends in the burbs or see…
The Fertility Diet I’m Trying
As we struggle to conceive and the months pass by, we’re faced with the question of when to consider IVF. IVF is expensive and our insurance doesn’t cover it, but it’s also not foolproof and I think having it not…
Infertility Diaries: Should We Just Be More Patient?
I was surprised that during my first visit with an infertility doctor, IVF came up right away. Honestly, I didn’t know much about it other than it was extremely expensive and that I had some friends who tried it. I…