My mind is total chaos. It’s such chaos that my notes app just suggested I change the wording to “my mind is in total chaos,” but I don’t think that’s right: it. just. is. total. chaos. I’m having one of those mom weeks where I feel stressed and kind of overwhelmed and I don’t know… Continue reading My Mom Mind Is Total Chaos & I Guess That’s Permanent?
Welp, we got home from a family trip last night. It was our third trip flying with two kids, so you’d think we’d sort of have it down by now, right? As every parent everywhere knows: Wrong. Does there ever come a time when you’ve got it down? Maybe eventually, when the kids are like… Continue reading Rookie Plane Mistake: What Happened When I Forgot to Pack Clothes in Our Carry-On Bags
My baby girl is nearly eight months old and she’s not really a BABY anymore. I mean, she is a baby, she totally is–but also she can almost crawl and her teeth are starting to poke through and she’s babbling and she’s starting to feel sturdy and strong. She’s still sleeping in our bedroom, but… Continue reading My Daughter Is an “Old Baby.” Here’s Why That Makes Me Sad.
The beginning of this is going to sound basic so BEAR WITH ME. The other day I was doing a 20-minute (aka mom-length) Peloton ride when I noticed someone’s hashtag thingy. If you don’t know Peloton, you can look at a leaderboard that shows the other people doing the ride, and people have the option… Continue reading Is It Possible I’m Taking This Parenting Thing Too Seriously?
All I want is a few free hours away from my kids. Wait, actually I don’t want to be away from them because I’ll miss them. …But wouldn’t it be nice to have like half a day or maybe even a WHOLE day when you’re not working and also not running after a toddler and… Continue reading Being With Your Kids Is Fun (Sometimes). So Is Being Away From Them.
I’ve been a mother for about 10 seconds (actually 2 years, 1 month, 11 days and 10 hours but WHO’S COUNTING) and I am a total and complete novice. But here are some of the things I have learned in my short time as a mom: Lift with your legs. Clipping fingernails is way more… Continue reading Changing Diapers Is the Easy Part, and Other Lessons I’ve Learned From Motherhood
A note about this post: This is one of those times when I feel like what I’m writing is so ridiculously obvious that I’m not sure why I’m even writing it. But I guess that’s the point of this whole thing—to discuss things a lot of moms think & feel but don’t often put out… Continue reading Your Life Doesn’t Start Until You Have Kids & Also Life As You Know It Is Over When You Have Kids
We’re having some baby sleep issues around here … and in one of those “of course this is happening now” situations, we’re also having some toddler sleep issues. Linnea just turned six months old, and her sleeping is a little erratic. We’re having trouble getting her on a sleep schedule because … well, to be… Continue reading Baby Sleep: Some Mixed Messages I’ve Learned From the Internet
There’s a great website/Instagram account called Happy as a Mother that publishes these graphics about the “invisible load of motherhood.” They depict allllll the things that go into one seemingly simple aspect of parenthood—for example, bedtime isn’t just about tucking your kid into bed and reading a book, it’s about transitioning from playtime to bedtime,… Continue reading All the Things Moms Are Thinking About: Pandemic Edition
Welp, it’s Wednesday morning and both of my kids are sick. This is something that I’ve heard would happen, but with our baby just approaching six months old, it hasn’t happened to us until now. I have a sinking feeling this is the start of parenting bootcamp. Miles, age 2, has a fever and flu-like… Continue reading My Kids Are Sick & I’m in Parenting Bootcamp
