new moms

The more I meet and talk to new moms, the more I see the role that expectations have in our lives. More specifically, in our outlook and coping in this new role we’re playing. Let’s [...]

As you will soon discover, this blog is about my journey to motherhood.  And as that journey was a complex and long one, I find myself now navigating the waters of coming to terms with this [...]

My mother used to say, that traveling with a baby is simplest while he’s still nursing and before he begins to crawl.   You can take him along wherever you go, he won’t get away from [...]

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 [...]

(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 [...]