When You Don’t Recognize Your Own Baby

Every once in a while I look back at the pictures my husband took right after I gave birth to my second son. Not because I necessarily want to re-live the moments when I first laid eyes on my sweet baby boy, but because I need to look at his face and make sure it's...

Here’s to doing enough

I decided to quit drinking yesterday. I lasted until 8 pm, and I don’t have enough energy to even be mad about it. I’ve read (and authored) the articles about the dangers of “wine mom” culture, and I strongly believe that women are drinking too much to the detriment of our physical and mental health....

Time stands still in the pandemic, but my kids keep growing

“Siri, when will the special germs be done?” My screen time standards for my older son were the first to slip during the pandemic, followed shortly by his sugar intake and my own personal appearance. It started with full-day, back-to-back screenings of “Frozen” and “Moana” after he was pulled from daycare during the first lockdown...

Self Care In A Pandemic? LOL Good Luck, Parents

I’m lying on my back on my bedroom floor, taking deep, cleansing breaths and trying to engage my core. As I exhale, I lift my hips in the air. "Good. Now, everyone gently squeeze your vagina muscles into a kegel," the yoga instructor says over my laptop speaker. That’s when I open my eyes to see...

Maternity Leave Was Going To Be Different This Time … Coronavirus Had Other Plans

"I’m here for the suppositories.” This is the greeting my husband offers as he meets my friend’s husband in person for the first time. It’s early evening in week six of the COVID-19 pandemic, and because he’s obeying the rules of social distancing, my husband has to shout this statement across my friend’s lawn. This...