Monthly Archives: February 2011

It’s All Me

By Sarah Fader I’ve been spoiled this past five weeks. Wil has been on paternity leave and I’ve had a lot of help with Samara. During this time, he’s made it possible for me to have time alone with Ari and allowed me to have a full night’s sleep while he stayed up with the…

Busted Nursing At The Grocery Store

By Sarah Fader I was on my way home from the playground with the two kids today, and stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few things. The minute I entered the store, Samara started crying and I knew she wanted to nurse. A cashier kindly helped me push the stroller (where Ari…

What Did My Right Boob Ever Do to You?

By Sarah Fader I love nursing, in fact, I’m nursing as I write this, but one thing that frustrates me is my daughter’s total disregard for my right boob. She has made it known that this is her least favorite of the pair, and she gives me hell when I’m trying to get her to…

My Daughter Helped Me Face My Fear

By Sarah Fader My feelings about labor during my second pregnancy were vastly different from the way I felt about it during my first pregnancy. When I was pregnant the first time around, with Ari, labor was an abstract concept. I knew it would be painful, but I hadn’t experienced what that truly meant. I…

I’ll Just Pick:The Snacking Baby

By Sarah Fader My parents have a joke about food. The story goes that they went out to eat, my dad ordered something, meanwhile (when asked what she wanted) my mom replied: “I’m not that hungry, I’ll just pick.” This meant that she would snack on whatever struck her fancy on my dad’s plate. Whenever…

Sleep is An Urban Legend

By Sarah Fader When I had Ari, two and a half years ago, I told myself I was never going to sleep again. What did I know? I was a new parent, I’d heard babies didn’t let you sleep because they constantly needed something or other, to be changed, held, fed and all that jazz….