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Bye, bye, baby…
”I kiss you and kiss you, with arms round my own, Ah, how shall I miss...
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It matters
The other day, I met a nice lady at the park and spent 10 minutes chatting...
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Paging June Cleaver…
Though staying home with my kids is something I never, ever thought I would...
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Be. Here. Now.
Before I had kids, I was kind of an impatient person (cue hysterical laughter...
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No rollover points in mommyland
Picture an average morning with your toddler: She wakes you up at 6 a.m. but...
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A pause before crawling
One by one, the babies in our yoga class, play groups and PEPS...
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The constant grown-up
A few years ago, right before T and I started trying for a baby of our own, I...
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Can I nurse here??
The other day, I was visiting a friend who had just had a baby at Swedish. As...
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Matroshkas
My grandmother had two matroshkas that she kept on a shelf in a tiny bookcase...
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Summer baby, summer morning
We are out at the lake with my parents for one blissful week. In the mornings,...
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Building your mama library
When I was pregnant, I accumulated all kinds of parenting books. I got the...
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Staying Close
When I found out I was having another baby, my thoughts immediately turned to...




