How to exit the family bed

November 2, 2012 By 13 Comments
Sleepy snuggles 2012

I love cosleeping with our little girl, and I've written fondly about it before. That's not what this post is about. This post is also not about how to stop cosleeping with your baby or toddler once you've gotten into that habit. I haven't the foggiest idea how to do that, and I am the last person who should be writing a blog post about it. If and when we ever figure that one out, trust me - I'll blog about it, Facebook about it and shout it from the highest rooftops. No, this post is … [Read more...]

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Thank heaven for cosleeping

July 23, 2012 By 4 Comments
It still feels this good.

Sometimes, being a working mom is so very hard. This morning when I dropped Zoe off for daycare, she cried. Not the big, loud, dramatic wails that say "I'm not getting my way right now and I don' t like it," but the truly heartbroken, silent tears of a little girl who simply did NOT want mommy to leave. It just about killed me walking out that door and leaving her. I know she's fine. I am thankful we have a great daycare. But oh, days like this are hard. To make matters worse, tonight … [Read more...]

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Are you mom enough?

May 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
Nursing my beautiful 2 year old

Words cannot possibly describe how much I hate the headline on the cover of the current issue of Time magazine. You know, the cover everyone's talking about - with the oh so controversial breastfeeding photo. When I first heard there was a mom nursing a toddler or preschooler on the cover of Time, I was so happy tears literally came to my eyes. Mainstream media coverage of attachment parenting and extended breastfeeding? Hallelujah! But then I saw the cover, and I was horrified. Not by … [Read more...]

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On mother-baby bonding

May 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
Lovies on the Disney monorail

For more than two years now, I've been thinking and reading about maternal-baby bonding. Google this topic sometime if you want to do some light (or heavy!) reading. It's wild what you can find - for one, check out this incredible video from Visual MD about the biology behind the mother-infant love bond. Mind-blowing stuff! From my personal perspective, I've come to marvel over the incredibly intense bond Zoe and I share, and I often wonder what came first - our breastfeeding … [Read more...]

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A day in the hybrid life

April 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
Mischievous little Zoebelle

There was a time not too many years ago when it could be said I was living la vida loca, but no longer. Now, if I had to sum up my days I'd say I'm living a hybrid life. I feel really lucky to be able to be a working mom with a great career and job I love, yet also have the luxury of an extra day each week to spend with Zoe. On Wednesdays, for all intents and purposes, I'm a stay at home mom. We take mommy and me classes, we go to the park and library story time, and we hang out with … [Read more...]

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Friday favorites: top 5 baby/toddler hacks

April 13, 2012 By 3 Comments
Zoe signing "more" at 13 months

I love and collect life hacks – those little tips and tricks that magically make your life better. In the course of becoming a mom, I’ve found there are parenting hacks, too – shortcuts, hints and practices that make life with babies and kids easier, more fun or less stressful. Are you ready for my favorite baby and toddler hacks? Happy Friday! Baby sign language. Before I had Zoe, I never would have dreamed this possible but preverbal babies as young as six to nine months really can … [Read more...]

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