Monthly Archives: September 2010

Crying In Front of Your Kids

By Sarah Fader I am now five months pregnant with my second baby, a girl, and I am hormonal as ever. I can cry at the drop of a hat. I wasn’t like this when I was pregnant with Ari. During my first pregnancy, I was more aggressive than anything else. I was blunt, confident…

Association

By Kelly Association is a powerful thing. This time last September, I was eight weeks pregnant. And I was sick. Oh so very sick. I lived in a film of nausea. I functioned – as a Mom to three, I didn’t have a choice. But I was miserable every minute of every day. Normally, I…

Family Circle

By Michael Jill and I were driving into the city yesterday and talking about family. More specifically, we were talking about how little we really know about some of the people we consider closest to us. Cousins, aunts, nieces, even our parents, can sometimes be a blur. We think we know them, but suddenly we…

Stop the Insanity!

By Megan CHAOS, people! I live in BEDLAM these days! Everywhere I look, and more painfully, every where I step, lie Peabody’s Matchbox cars. And Bean’s Barbies and Lincoln Logs and colorful rubber pads from Hullabaloo and much of the contents of my lower kitchen cabinets and drawers. Al and I dutifully police up all…

Love

By Sarah Fader Okay relax. This is not going to be a sappy post about how we should all hold hands and love each other. Are you relieved? Fabulous. I had a nightmare. It ended with me waking up and thinking: “I love Ari MORE than I love Wil.” My heart was racing, my whole…

Breastfeeding 101

By Kelly I was in the zone this morning. Reading blogs and perusing my local newspaper online, I happened to look down at my four-month-old baby, happily nursing himself to sleep for his morning nap. And I got such a big burst of joy, I thought my heart would explode. I love breastfeeding. I love…

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

By Michael Both of my girls showed respect for my feelings recently, without fanfare and without making a big deal about it. And that makes it a big deal, of course. Susan showed me respect by leaving the house. Yeah, that doesn’t sound quite like a good thing, but….. On Rosh Hashanah, I don’t turn…

10 Tips for A Smooth, Successful Overnight Getaway for Mom and Dad

By Megan Al and I went away for a night this weekend. The kids stayed home with our beloved babysitter, Lara. This was the first time Peabody’d ever gone to bed and awakened without at least one of us at home, and I’m not gonna lie to y’all, I wasn’t so sure it’d go well….

Let’s talk (good) books for the under-5 set

By Sarah Bessey Last night, when I did my final rounds to check on the tinies before going to bed, I discovered that my four year old daughter was sleeping with her books. Literally. There were two under her pillow, three in the bed and her entire Beatrix Potter collection was displayed throughout the room…

The Top Ten Reasons Why Staying Home is Hard

By Sarah Fader There is no doubt that holding a full time job is hard work. However, it is just as hard (if not harder) to stay home with your child. Here are my top ten reasons why staying home is hard. 10. Your “boss” refuses to let you take a sick day, ever. 9….