by mfg | Sep 19, 2013 | Mom., Young.
My daughter is a late walker. In fact, she didn’t start crawling until she was already cruising. For a while, my husband and I worried about her development. But like most “secrets”, once we started talking to others about her late walking they...
by mfg | Sep 6, 2013 | Mom.
Along with 8pm bedtimes, I’ve embraced the shower at night. Meaning when I wake and ready myself for work, with little one at my feet, I have one hair option. It’s called, “up”. My hairdresser said, just try three little buns at night. One at...
by mfg | Sep 5, 2013 | Mom.
Is it embarrassing that I learned how to burp a child from Disney Juniors Micky Mouse ClubHouse? No need to mention that I spent a year burping my daughter, but watching ClubHouse the other morning I found myself enthralled by all the Disney characters singing a song...
by mfg | Aug 30, 2013 | Mom.
I watched from across the room as the ultrasound tech scanned my cat’s belly. The room was my kitchen, the cat lying sedated in my kitchen table. I kept waiting for him to announce, there it is. But he never did. Instead, he said, “it’s not innocent,...
by mfg | Aug 26, 2013 | Life, Mom.
Wishing for the next thing: doesn’t make it come faster, isn’t going to look how you think, and will likely you cause you more anxiety than the first thing. I think my mother said this to me as a child, or some variation. Shows my ignorance, that...
by mfg | Aug 25, 2013 | Mom.
I’m a cat mom. I never set out to be a cat person. Was 100% a dog person growing up. But then, our friends asked us to watch their cat for a few months. A sleek black cat, with a white patch on his chest and six toes. A panther. With the disposition of Kim...