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I love presents!! One of the advantages of having a house party, is people tend to bring presents, rather than checks.  Which was fine by me!  For a new baby, you need everything!  And sometimes [...]

When our first little girl was born, we really wanted to share the joy with our friends and family in a special way.  Unlike many of our friends at the time, we had a brunch, open house style, at [...]

I’ve heard about moms not taking good care of themselves, putting all energy into their children.  A common example of this in food preparations – how moms eat the leftovers from their [...]

This used to be a favorite motto of mine.  As it turns out, some things you can’t prepare for.  Although I can think of many examples of this, I’ve chosen a light one for today: [...]

(doesn’t it sound little and harmless?) When you’re a new parent, everything is new and unknown and overwhelming.  And when you’ve been waiting your whole life and then some to [...]

When my little girl was born, my mother pulled out my old baby picture album.  One album, one year, maybe 50 photos, slightly aged (ok, ok, pretty aged…) I recently realized that my daughter [...]

People who don’t know me well, don’t know how to approach any baby-related subject with me.  They are divided into those who go about it in the worst ways, and those who steer [...]

What does it mean to come to terms with something?  Is it behind me? Not yet.  I don’t know if it will ever be.  I’m sure that each person confronted with what I’ve been through [...]

I have grown to detest birthdays.  Really, any milestone that marks the passage of time – holidays, birthdays, etc.  See, I’d been living under the misconception that time is standing [...]

For much of the time we were fighting to bring a baby into this world, I felt stuck in every other aspect of my life as well.  This feeling sneaks up on you, because you’re always [...]