One of my most worrisome issues when I was an expectant Mother was the breastfeeding. I was pregnant with my first, researching and picking the brains of other mothers until they wanted to run, covering their breasts, far, far away from me. I scoured the internet, often finding new um... adult?... sites as I went, [...]
I was on my way home this afternoon, exhausted by a severe lack of sleep, feet aching from working the consignment sale all morning that has consumed my last few weeks, when I came to the light before my neighborhood. In my tired fog, I caught a glimpse of a horse, happily munching away on [...]
I am sitting here on a Thursday evening eating white bread and butter - teach me to be too busy to go to the store - listening to my children repeat Spanish words to Dora on command. Wondering why they can't seem to follow my instructions, I feel a bit sad that a cartoon character with a monkey [...]
When my oldest daughter, Katie, was born, she was the picture of perfection in our eyes. A tiny little ball of chubby cheeks, fuzzy hair and sweetness. She came out, after a grueling 21 hour labor, via c - section. Her already obvious blue eyes wide open and we joke, to this day, have not closed [...]
I sit here on a Saturday, early afternoon, listening only to the teen flick movie that I am not embarrassed to say, I am actually choosing to watch. It is about a bunch of teen aged cheerleaders and brings back memories of my cheer leading days. Probably my last good years before I decided my [...]
First off, let me express my deep gratitude to all who read my blog. I am truly honored to have so many who enjoy following me here! As many of you know, I have decided to use my blog to create a website called adayinmotherhood.com. It is in it's infancy and is definitely a work [...]
There are few days in mothering that surprise me anymore. I expect the unexpected, brace for the surprises and tell myself day after day that I will not go into a conniption when something odd happens. It gets me through and that is my goal each and every day.Yesterday, however, was one of those days where [...]
There are few things I dread more than packing up my kids and taking them out in public. They are cute kids, their unbiased Mother types, don't get my wrong. But they are 4, 2 and 1 and a diva, a whiner and a determined little cookie. And these kids are a lot of work [...]
Writing a blog is a very personal, self- exposing, egotistical thing to do. Especially a blog like mine, where I have a goal of being so brutally honest that it hurts sometimes. But I enjoy it. And it is a hell of a lot cheaper than therapy. Often I sit down with an idea in [...]
Thanks to my blog, and the support of it, I seem to have exited my end of summer funk and woke today motivated to get something done! My mood is good, my energy on target and my clothes a day old. I make a mental list of what I would like to accomplish and what [...]
I made the decision yesterday, in a moment of weakness, to take my children on a road trip today to see their grandparents. My children actually travel pretty well - thank God for DVD players - so the 2 1/2 hour trip there and 2 1/2 hours back was not the source of my apprehension. Nor did [...]
For days now, I have been trying to dig myself out of a funk, get motivated and function as a positive, self- assured Mother to my daughters. For days now, they have been trying to crush me like a centipede who got too close to their precious light up Princess sandals. I think my children got [...]
