After getting a call for a job I had applied for last spring, I hurried to my closet to pick out an outfit. Of course, I wanted to present a professional and polished appearance, but I also had one other mission in mind: Deciding if I should hide my baby bump. I know, I know,…
Pregnancy
30, Flirty, and Thriving
Or something like that. Maybe I can make my own movie and change the tagline to “30, Thirsty, and Stretch-Marked.” That might be a tad more in tune to my life. So yeah, I turned 30. And it feels freaking weird. I’m not someone who freaks out about aging, like my youth is the source…
5 Things I Wish I Knew About Being a Stay-at-Home Mom
Deep down, I always imagined myself as a stay-at-home mom, but I have to admit, even though I knew it was in the cards for me, there are still sometimes when I look around and think, Am I really the one responsible for all of these kids? Being a stay-at-home mom has a way of surprising even…
Have You Ever…?
Have you ever woke up in the morning and just thought, “I can’t do this today…”? Have you ever been forced to sit in the bathroom with your toddler while he takes an actual 20-minute dump and you envision a life that could have been spent doing anything but cleaning up poop constantly? Have you…
When You Aren’t Loving Motherhood
“Do you really think you would enjoy this?” I said to my husband over our fajitas last night. “Do you really think you would like staying home, day after day after day with them?” He looked rather sheepishly down at his plate of rice and beans and shook his head. I nodded, triumphantly stabbing my…
When You Feel Like You Can’t Be Pregnant Anymore
It starts with the little things. An uncomfortable ache here, an elbow jab there; then there’s the sleepless nights, the swollen everything, the comments,“You have how much longer left?!” You want to be grateful, you really do. You realize motherhood is a gift, a chance that some women long for and others never get to…