Cheating at Motherhood
Let me let you in on a little secret… parenting Baby C sort of feels a lot like cheating. When J was a baby… I was a wreck. He never slept. He cried… constantly. I was so stressed out that I got shingles several weeks after returning to work. If I’m being honest, it’s probably […]
Pass it On
I got an email from a former co-worker and friend this morning. She started it off by saying it was “out of the blue” and random, but then she went on to put the biggest smile on my face. It wasn’t a long email, nothing fancy or formal. Just an “I’m thinking of you” and […]
Becoming a Mom
When J was about four months old, I took him with me to a UNC Alumni function at a sports bar. At one point during the game, he spit his pacifier out and it bounced out of the stroller and down onto the dirty floor of the bar. I immediately picked it up, handed it […]
A Little Advice you Didn’t Ask For:
Something strange has been happening over the past few months. People around me, people in my life that I really care about, are starting to have babies. And… get this… they are asking ME for advice. Stop laughing, I’m serious. It occurred to me that as a not-so-new mother, maybe I do have some insights. […]