by Amy | Mar 14, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
I know every mom out there is tired, but I think I could take you right now in an exhaustion contest. That’s because my average parenting day is nearly 17 hours long. I blame the time zones. See, our family of four lives together on the west coast, but my...
by Amy | Jun 16, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood
Babies are such amazing little creatures. They’re born with the instinctive ability to root, to suck and to throw their limbs forward when startled. They’re also born understanding how to royally screw with their parents. Sometimes they even seem to enjoy it. Here are...
by Amy | Feb 11, 2015 | My Family, Pregnancy
I’m 32 weeks pregnant and exhausted. Bone tired, knackered, stumbling around like a drunken Zombie, making no sense, donezo, pooped. I could blame the bowling ball under my shirt, my high-energy preschooler or a woeful lack of caffeine, but the biggest reason I’m...
by Amy | Dec 1, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood
Does it ever feel like your toddler has multiple personalities, like, say, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde? One day, my daughter is offering to help me set the table for dinner. The next day, she’s screaming bloody murder and throwing her plate across the room because I dared...
by Amy | Feb 18, 2013 | Couplehood, My Family, Parenthood
Dave and I are not morning people. That was a nice thing to have in common pre-baby, but it’s a total liability now. When our daughter’s cries shatter the silence at dawn, we bury our faces in our pillows and try to imagine she belongs to the family next...
