How to spot a veteran preggers from miles away
Pregnant mothers of more than one: you know how when you get the rare chance to go somewhere sans your offspring outside the womb, you get all those sweet, knowing looks from people who think this is...
View ArticleI’m sorry that you’re not going to be an only child anymore.
The countdown is on. We have about six weeks until baby #2’s expected arrival. Of course, I’m ridiculously excited to meet this new little person, but so much of it is still surreal. The fact that a...
View ArticleI’m a mother of two, and I get it now.
I get it now. A week after giving birth to my second child, I get it now. They said I would be overwhelmed with a combination of emotions I couldn’t comprehend – I get it now. That I will feel immense...
View ArticleThis Too Shall Pass.
Last night, as I lay in bed eating gummi bears while watching Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, exhausted beyond belief and wondering when Tiny Boss #2 would wake up next for a feed, I had to remind myself:...
View ArticleMama wins today.
“Mama wins today,” I smugly said to my husband over dinner tonight. He smirked at the conviction with which I made that statement. “Mama wins today,” I repeated, as I proudly looked at the settled,...
View ArticleLove is Sweatpants and Take-out, Actually
In case the marketing everywhere miraculously hasn’t reached you yet, it’s Valentine’s Day this weekend. And maybe you’re like me. I grew up watching Disney movies and rom-coms. Prince Charming,...
View ArticleToday, You are 2
Tuna, Today, you turn two years old. It’s been exactly two years since that day we met in that freezing operating theatre. I lay there, with your Papa standing in his chalk blue scrubs by my side,...
View ArticleTo the New Mother of Two
One of my very best friends had her second baby just over two weeks ago. And while I’m by no means anywhere close to a seasoned mother of two, it’s amazing what two extra months can teach you. I’ve...
View ArticleI’m Done Waiting To Lose Weight
We finally got some professional family photographs taken last weekend. Truthfully, I’d been putting this off over and over again because I wanted to wait until I’d lost the baby weight after having #2...
View ArticleDon’t Let Me Forget Their Littleness
Here I sit, between them on my bed, the toddler on my left and the baby on my right. They’re fast asleep, peacefully dreaming of the things little ones dream about. If I listen closely, I can hear...
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