“She’s so alert,” was the comment we heard most from friends and strangers when they met our new baby girl. It was true – from a very young age, Viv studied everything intently with her beautiful gray-blue eyes, focused and curious. She amazed us. We soon learned that “alert” was code for “doesn’t sleep.”
Monthly Archives: February 2012
What Would You Pay for a Good Night’s Sleep?
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Tagged baby, blackout shades, blog, breastfeeding, cry it out, doula, funny, Happy Child, Healthy Habits, humor, mom, mommy, money, No Cry Sleep Solution, parenthood, Rescue Remedy, SAHM, sleep consultant, Sleep Lady's Good Night Sleep Tight, sleep training, Sleepeasy Solution, white noise 4 Comments
Rowdy Sprout Rocker Tees Giveaway
Win a Rowdy Sprout rocker tee (or onesie, PJ’s or dress!) – read on to find out how… One of the coolest chicks in my mommy & me is Laura Angotti, owner and designer of Rowdy Sprout rocker wear for babies and kids. Using iconic imagery from classic rock bands like The Beatles, Nirvana and The [...]
Posted in Giveaways, My Family, Shopping Tagged AC/DC, Angelina Jolie, baby, blog, clothing, free, giveaway, Journey, Julia Roberts, Justin Bieber, kids, Laura Angotti, mom, mommy, Nicole Kidman, Pink, rocker tee, Rowdy Sprout, The Beatles, The Who, Van Halen 19 Comments
OC/DC
When I was 22 weeks pregnant with Viv, I was put on bed rest and warned that I might lose my baby. The next day, I had my first ever panic attack. My heart raced and I hyperventilated, just like in the movies. I asked Dave to find me a paper bag and he returned [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Tagged anxiety, baby, bed rest, blog, intrusive thoughts, mom, mommy, OCD, panic attack, Postpartum OCD, worry, Xanax 4 Comments
It’s All in the Timing
Dave and I are thinking about baby #2, so I’ve started gearing up. I cut back on caffeine, loaded up on vitamins and dusted off my trusty Clearblue Easy ovulation monitor, just to make sure everything’s in good working order. Every morning for a week, I peed on a stick, and as of last Saturday, [...]
Posted in Babymaking, My Family Tagged baby, blog, caffeine, Clearblue Easy, egg, mom, mommy, ovulation, sperm 3 Comments
Banishing the F Word
Dear Everyone, Now that the baby is one and starting to understand English, you’ve got to stop using the F word. Please, I beg of you. Stop calling yourselves FAT. For the next 17 years, kindly refrain from referring to your perfectly lovely body parts as muffin tops, cottage cheese thighs, saddle bags, pooches or [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Tagged Atkins, baby, blog, body dysmoprhia, daughter, Dirty Dancing, Elvis, fat, Jenny Craig, mom, mommy, skinny, South Beach, Spiderman, weight, Zone 6 Comments
writer currently at home with my little girl, Viv. The twist is that while I am raising my daughter, I am also planning my wedding to her father.
