On Monday, we started a new session of Mommy & Me Preschool. And like any other morning, I lay in bed praying to myself, “I hope today is the day that I get some really condescending advice from a total stranger.” And sure enough, my prayers were answered. For awhile I was starting to lose hope that such a fortuitous… Read More
Things I Wish I Had Known Before Going to the New Park
A couple weeks ago, Noob Baby and I decided to go visit our new neighborhood park. One of the perks of living in Suburbia is that there are many pretty fabulous parks nearby to choose from. Each one, even though they’re all just a couple blocks away from each other, has its own personality. For example, there’s 1) “Chinese” park… Read More
A Year Ago Today…
I became a mother. I was confused, scared, tired, excited, overwhelmed, breathtaken and falling in love. It’s incredible how many dramatic changes babies go through in the first year. It’s like the entire evolution of man all crammed into 12 months. From near blindness to semi-consciousness to rolling, slithering, crawling and finally bipedalism! And me? Still pretty much the same… Read More
The Mother I Want To Be
Sometimes I watch The Real Housewives of Orange County. We’re not going steady or anything, but I am one of those suckers that happens to catch an episode during a marathon… which inevitably leads to me watching the entire freakin season as I morph into Jabba the Fatt on the couch. Before I know it, there are chocolate wrappers and… Read More
A Mother’s Love
I look at this photo taken right after Noob Baby’s birth, and I wonder if that person really looks like a mother. Can you see the uncertainty? Timidity? I know there was shock. Honey, how does she look? Is she ok? Fingers? Toes? I think only seconds passed as they cleaned her up and gave her her score. Maybe it… Read More