So I've been trying to get Cory to go in on a third kid with me. He's not feeling it. He has good points. Like, how we're constantly close to the edge (or dangling over it by our fingertips) when it comes to balancing two kids....
I'm not gonna lie. I've shopped around. I drooled over Waldorf School in Saratoga Springs. The nature walks. The cooking. The daily tasks. It's the ideal way to raise children, to my way of thinking — take what's tried and true from years of child-rearing...
"When will I die, Mom?" A thousand thoughts at once flew through my head. I was driving Daniel and Henry back from the playground when he hit me with that one. I wouldn't say he's preoccupied with the topic, but his curiosity peaks up every now and...
Henry loves his daycare, but lately we've struggled with getting him there in the morning because he wants to stay home with us instead. This morning I called his bluff and said fine, he didn't have to go, but we had to get to work. For...
Though it's still too early to tell for absolute certain, during a recent ultrasound at St. Peter's, the doctor guessed that my second child would also be a son. His guess three years ago about my firstborn son Henry was spot on. First, I felt relieved that the baby was...
I had some feedback on my superwoman post that hinted about Henry's days being too much for a two-year-old. So today, a "Mommy-Henry" Sunday (Cory's working 12-hour day shifts this weekend), we just stayed in and hung out. It reminded me of why I like to...
So there are definitely days where I feel like I'm failing at everything because I'm trying to do too much. But there are other days where I'm all "I got this" and while it's far from easy, I'm really freaking proud of all that I'm...