I feel kind of ambivalent about showers. As the guest of honor, it’s overwhelming to have so much attention lavished on you (and I’m obviously someone who likes attention.) The games are usually cheesy, although I always like the food. Last week I attended the shower of this lovely friend of mine (the girl planning [...]

How much did I think it would cost to have a baby? How much does it really cost to have a baby?

My child can’t say my name. Well, he makes the sound “mama” but it doesn’t seem to mean anything to him. I sometimes wonder if that’s because he thinks my name is “Maid”, and it confuses him when I point to myself over and over making the sound mama, mama, mama, mama. Your name is [...]

When you’re the mom of a whiny one year old, you’d poke an eyeball out if it meant a little peace and quiet. Unfortunately, quiet babies are only found doing something they shouldn’t. This instance was a very benign form of naughtiness, drinking out of mommy’s water bottle. Other forms of naughtiness that can keep a [...]

Now I know why it took me so long to do this, there must have been a part of my brain that said “This post is going to take forever.” And it did. I hope it’s helpful for those who are buying baby shower gifts and those who are expecting new little ones of their [...]