by Amy | Apr 26, 2015 | My Family, Parenthood, Raising Girls, Siblings
I’ve been a mother of two for 17 days now and I don’t know what I was so worried about. It’s easy! The baby mostly eats and sleeps, which leaves me tons of time for imaginitive play with my 4-year-old, Viv. Why just last night, as the newborn...
by Amy | Mar 9, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Pregnancy, Siblings
You’d think I’d be less scared to have a baby the second time around. I already know what labor and delivery feel like, how to care for a newborn, and that my life will never be the same. I’m not a true veteran like Michelle Duggar, but at least I’ve done this before....
by Amy | Mar 2, 2015 | My Family, Parenthood, Pregnancy, Siblings
Dear Daughter, “You’re my favorite person in the whole world” is not something you’re going to hear me say anymore. Not only is it unfair to Daddy, but it really won’t go over well with your baby sister, once she’s born and learns to talk. For now, though, it’s hard...
by Amy | Feb 23, 2015 | My Family, Pregnancy, Siblings
With just six weeks to go until my due date, I’m feeling ready for baby #2 – but is my daughter? Doubtful. She’s had me all to herself for four years, and now she’s going to have to share me with a tiny poop machine who can’t even sit...
by Amy | May 16, 2013 | My Family, Parenthood
I was due to write a new post for Circle of Moms, and I still had my brother and sister-in-law, imminent parents to be, on my mind. So I wrote this. Of course you want to bond with your new baby and stimulate her rapidly developing brain, but how do you play with...