Ages + Stages

There is never enough time. Never enough. There are dishes, and laundry, and school picture day, and the birthday party of the week, and soccer games, and gymnastics, and the never-ending list of other things that must be done....

I am sure you ladies know exactly what I am talking about. It’s supposed to hit around the second trimester. "Supposed to" is the optimal term here and the increase in hormones is said to give you a “glow.”...

  I am finally 12 weeks pregnant, with baby #3. And while this is my third pregnancy, the beginning stage is just as rough this time around. I have felt all the things, including fatigue and failure. Failure to myself...

Girl-child is naturally left-handed. They kept telling us that you can't determine which hand the baby will use until they are older and start writing. We knew. She always liked things in her left hand, and it was just...

No, I’m not talking about “the one” as in a husband. I’m talking about the MOM best friend. You know, the friend every woman has in every movie. She picks up the phone at all hours and calls this...

This may end up being a very unpopular post, but I'm going to go for it. I am not a lover of breastfeeding. I actually can't stand the push and pressure that is forced upon women to breastfeed. I...

"Whoever CHOOSES to be an English teacher is an idiot." Those were my exact words to my sophomore English teacher. Of course, not to her face because my adolescent self was much more respectful than that but very much passive-aggressively...

Two months ago I transitioned to a mom of two, under two. And can I be honest for a minute? I thought I was a hot mess before this. I’m always late. And when I finally get somewhere, I...

"MAMA! What does it smell like?" Said my 4-year-old daughter as we entered the restaurant restroom because she just "had to go potty" right as our food was delivered to our table. At that very moment, I had one of...

Do you ever wish you could write a letter to your younger self? Twelve years ago, when I was 22 and newly married with no kids, this is what I would say: Dear 12 years younger me, I know it seems...