From 5 Minutes for Parenting By Kelly My OB laughs at me when I tell her this, but I’m pretty confident I’m gestating a baby octopus. It’s true that the ultrasound technician back in December saw only the normal two arms and two legs of a growing human. But I see no other explanation for…
Why is She the Favorite?
By Michael We have a simple rule in our family: No jealousy. Period. End of Discussion. No, not the end of the discussion, because there isn’t even going to be a discussion. No jealousy. We won’t treat you identically, but we’ll treat you equally. It will be the same, only different, because you are different…
Just Us One
By Megan I took a little day trip away from my family this weekend. I’d not been away from Peabody for this long since he was about six months old. In fact, except for while we’re both sleeping at night, I’m almost never apart from him – he’s my constant companion from dawn until dusk…
It’s in the couch cushions.
Guest post by Jenna I have decided that whatever we’re looking for around the house is… in the couch cushions. Somewhere deep within my couch, there is a greedy monster that likes to play hide-and-seek with whatever it is I’m looking for. Right after Colby was born, my parents and sisters came over to bring…
Almost Spring
By Beck Last night we went to the library at 7 p.m. and I found something disconcerting the whole way – which was, I realized, that it was still not dark out. Spring! There is that moment when you realize all at once that winter is ending and that spring is rushing noisily into sight…
Pregnancy Journal: The Ultrasound Conundrum
From 5 Minutes for Parenting By Kelly Can you help me with a scenario? See, I have this really good friend who’s pregnant with her fourth baby. For all her other babies, she’s paid to have a second ultrasound, in addition to the ultrasound in the hospital paid for by her insurance. It was a…
If Only I Could Go Back in Time…
By Michael I had some time on my hands last week, so I stopped in at the library, pulled a book off the shelf and read it. The book was written by a man with regrets, who wished his life had been different as he was growing up. He made arrangements to go back to…
His First Model for Intimacy and Love
By Megan “If a mother is the main caregiver, a boy will see her as his first model for intimacy and love. From toddlerhood on, if she sets limits with her son firmly, but without hitting or shaming him, he will take this in stride. He will want to please her, and he will be…
The Plumber’s Crack
By Dee Dee My morning began as I stood bunion deep in overflowing toilet water. Flannel pajama clad, plunger in hand, I watched as the water kept rising, then crested, and finally came cascading over the rim onto the cheap linoleum.I had two choices to make in a hurry. (Well, three if you count crying…
Segues
Guest post by Jenna My kids are the king and queen of effortless and seemingly random segues in conversations. [No, not the things you ride around on. It would seem I’m pretty good with dictionary.com – “segues”: any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.] This morning: My 2 year-old daughter K: What’s that…