Tag Archives: parenting
Why Horses Scare Me
On our first date, B decided the best way to romance me would be to take me out for Mexican food and rent The Ring, which I had never seen. He was correct in thinking that Mexican food was a sure way to my heart. He ordered the special, some peanut paste/ chocolate chicken concoction […]
The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Thirty-two weeks. Eight weeks (give or take) to go. It seems like only last week we went to Walgreens to purchase the EPT That Changed Everything so I’m really beginning to comprehend how relative time is to this whole baby-making undertaking. Bebe’s going to be here very soon, and after that, everything will change. As […]
Red Herrings, Worry, Hope, and Pizza
I have a confession to make. It’s probably not as interesting as the buildup I’m attempting. I really wish I could tell you something truly wild, like I’m actually a man. Now THAT would give this pregnancy blog a whole new provenance, wouldn’t you say? It would also give B a lot of credibility as […]
On Being Nice
Maybe it’s because I’m really sensitive to everything these days, what with the Bebe hormones coursing through my veins. Maybe it’s because the holidays are coming and a lot of people are talking about benevolence and kindness because it’s the time of year in which we are obligated to do so. Maybe it’s that cloak […]
Maisy Mouse vs. Redd Foxx
I propose a Glee-style mashup. Happy Thursday!
Won’t stop ’til I get enough
I was born in 1982, a year that was especially auspicious for me because of its ripe placement at the beginning of the 80s. In 1982, the Decade of Excess was solidly coming into itself as gaudy, strange, and smart. It had firmly decided that its bridesmaids would sport day glow, it was OK for […]
Tips on Compiling a Baby Registry
One of the many things I’m experiencing now that I’m halfway through my pregnancy is that of creating the registry for little Bebe. Yes, there are few joys during pregnancy that approach that of shopping around for things that you have absolutely no idea if you will end up needing or the baby will like. […]
Baby Mix
In compiling my (as always) *thorough* inventory of the human race, I have been able to discern two categories of parent. First is the parent whose identity seems to be completely encapsulated in their baby/child. EVERYTHING is geared towards their young. Weekend outings are limited to going exclusively to kids’ museums, Chuck E. Cheese’s, and […]
A Study in Pregnancy Guilt: Coffee
I’m pretty clueless about the whole pregnancy thing. Among my close friends and family, I am the first person to have a baby in a really long time. The last baby I spent a lot of time around – my cousin Maddie – was born in 2000, and no, I can’t recall a lot more […]
To raise a baby abroad in Korea or not to raise a baby abroad in Korea
That is decidedly a very specific question. But it’s one that has been coming up a lot lately in our house. It’s no secret to friends and family that ever since B and I returned from Korea back in March we have been missing it a lot. Let me just get it out of the […]
The Waiting 