Tag: motherhood

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. Understatement of the year, eh, mamas? Earlier this spring, I had the great idea to pack a picnic lunch,...

Things with the surrogacy are moving rather slow this month, as I started my mock cycle.  A mock cycle is a full month of...

I’m writing this post to the mom who wears the cute cherry two-piece suit.  I see you at the pool every time we go. ...

You know, I never really had the first-time expectant mom jitters. I wasn't very nervous about having a baby the first time around. I...

 “G, I’m warning you, if you stand up on that chair again you will get a timeout.”  He turns to me smiling, reveling in his...

I have always been the type of person who is punctual, sometimes to a fault.  I like to be to appointments a bit early,...

Whenever the subject of my cancer comes up in conversation, my daughter always says that she saved my life. She says it without hesitation,...

If you stop by my house at any point in time today, you may see any of the following:  a kid pulling out the...

It’s my lunch hour and I’m sitting at my computer, mindlessly perusing Facebook. Photo after photo, and status update after status update are all...

At my core, I am a perfectionist: the child who was afraid to try something until she was sure she could do it perfectly...