What having a baby makes you buy

1. Car window roller-shades. To protect the infants eyes and face from the sun. The gateway drug to the ‘baby-on-board’ sign. 2. Mid-rise jeans. So long low-rise, but better than wearing my maternity jeans. 3. Mini-van. I almost convinced myself that the...

What doesn't kill you…

…makes you stronger.  Or actually as I read last week, “What doesn’t kill you makes you a mother.” My mommy guilt (a new addition to my guilt toolbox) set in after writing It’s Horrible.  While I stand by every word, I thought I’d...

It's Horrible.

At three months into motherhood, I’m nearly too late in writing this post.  The forgetfulness is starting to cloud my brain and the parental words of survival are starting to form in my mouth, “Ohhh, its not sooo bad.  And really, it’s worth...

I Caved In

My pre-baby self said, “No, no I don’t need a changing table. We can change her on the floor or on the bed.  We’ll just buy a portable pad and move it around the house as needed.  We don’t need a lot of ‘stuff’.”  I was living...