A friend recently discussed her decision making process on her blog. “When I make decisions, I go for it,” she wrote. “I’m sure when I decide, and I deal with the consequences without looking back. Which means I usually make quick decisions.”

This week I told my bosses that I would be resigning at the end of the year, so that I can stay at home indefinitely with my new baby. (more…)

In the midst of my usual hectic day, I was strolling along (ho hum), and I happened to glance at the calendar…GASP! I stopped dead in my tracks. Benjamin’s 1st birthday is in less than 2 weeks! Oh no, I thought I had more time! All of the invitations and the parties planning (yes, I said parties…I am crazy, I know) and the menu negotiations (what the heck do you feed twenty 1 year olds?) and coming up with goody bag ideas should have told me that it was coming up soon…and I knew it was soon, but not THAT soon.

I stopped what I was doing and immediately became teary-eyed, reminiscing about the teeny preemie that gazed so sweetly in my eyes when we first met…it was love at first sight… (more…)

I’ve always said there is no dignity in Motherhood, nor is there room for ego. Nathaniel’s affection finally turning to his preschool aide is proof of the latter. It’s official: I’ve been dumped by my one-year old.

There is something about having a little boy, who every time they look at you makes you feel like you are the most important person in the world, which makes being a mother a bit more rewarding. Having experienced this affection Nirvana, I’d begun to dread the day when another woman would be the recipient of my sons’ heart melting gaze. Naively I figured I had about ten more years to develop a coping strategy, so when this event occurred, (more…)

I didn’t expect to have issues with body image when I got pregnant, but by the time I was eight or nine weeks along, some of my pants were feeling snug, and I was feeling fat. Suddenly I understood what friends of mine who were new mothers had complained about. I have never worried much about my weight, but suddenly, at a time when I was supposed to be gaining, I was upset. It took awhile not only to get used to the changes in my body, but to this new attitude. (more…)