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The End Of Preschool
When Waylon started preschool last year, I pretended to be confident in our decision when really I was just another sociopath mom suppressing nervous gas and ugly crying in the school parking lot. It...
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Summer Of Champions
It is almost summer, which means no more winter coats, chapped lips, or swearing under our breath while we scrape the icy windshield and the baby screams in the car seat. No more flu season or cabin...
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What We Say (Five Questions That Are Hard To Answer)
A few weeks ago I was standing in line at the post office when a woman with four young children trailed in behind me. She was carrying a large box, an overstuffed purse, and a very tired baby. I said...
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Four Years Of Parenting
Four years ago today, I pushed my very first baby into this world after 24 blissful hours of labor (no). When the nurse came to check on us a few hours later, I cried so hard that I scared everyone in...
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Guest Post: A Letter To Moms Whose Partners Works Long Hours
Austin started his first day of residency yesterday with 50 patients, two weeks of night float, and the nerves of a high school freshman who has never been in charge of a human life before. Some say...
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You Are Not Forgotten (A Guest Post On Infertility)
Every week or so I get an email from someone who is experiencing the pain of infertility. These messages are heartbreaking and difficult to answer, especially because my journey has been so brief in...
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Summer Of Champions
It is almost summer, which means no more winter coats, chapped lips, or swearing under our breath while we scrape the icy windshield and the baby screams in the car seat. No more flu season or cabin...
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What We Say (Five Questions That Are Hard To Answer)
A few weeks ago I was standing in line at the post office when a woman with four young children trailed in behind me. She was carrying a large box, an overstuffed purse, and a very tired baby. I said...
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Four Years Of Parenting
Four years ago today, I pushed my very first baby into this world after 24 blissful hours of labor (no). When the nurse came to check on us a few hours later, I cried so hard that I scared everyone in...
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Guest Post: A Letter To Moms Whose Partners Works Long Hours
Austin started his first day of residency yesterday with 50 patients, two weeks of night float, and the nerves of a high school freshman who has never been in charge of a human life before. Some say...
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You Are Not Forgotten (A Guest Post On Infertility)
Every week or so I get an email from someone who is experiencing the pain of infertility. These messages are heartbreaking and difficult to answer, especially because my journey has been so brief in...
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Happy Mother’s Day
People often say that motherhood is harder now than it ever has been before, but I don’t think that’s true. Instead it’s just different. Some things are better, some things are worse. A lot will...
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The Third Trimester: Goodbye Valentine
Third baby, third trimester, third time I’m googling “really thirsty + early sign of labor?” We made it. It’s strange, really. Wasn’t it just last week that I was telling Austin I was pregnant and...
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The Last Post
This will be the last blog post before I give birth to one more human. Just like last time, if you’re wondering if I’ve had the baby yet, you can always check this site or use social media. I’m sure...
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Oh Novi: A Birth Story
My sweet baby boy Novi was born on a cool June night after 21 hours of labor. Things people told me about delivering third babies: 1) The baby will come early. 2) Labor will be quick. 3) It will be...
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Birth Was Great But Now I Can’t Sit Down : Five Essentials For Postpartum Care
Hello from the other side, friends. A few weeks ago I had my third baby, officially graduating me to the postpartum phase. Since I’ve done this before, I knew to have low expectations and plenty of...
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Sitting With Her
A few months ago I gave birth to my last baby. In predictable fashion, the time has gone remarkably fast. One minute he was emerging through a ring of fire, and now he’s growing out of small white...
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Happy Mother’s Day
People often say that motherhood is harder now than it ever has been before, but I don’t think that’s true. Instead it’s just different. Some things are better, some things are worse. A lot will...
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Babies + Sleep
Every single week someone emails me about getting their kid to sleep. Not because I am some sort of baby sleep wizard, but because for some reason my posts on sleep training pop up when you make...
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When you are tightly wound.
It is the unwashed dishes. The dirty kitchen sink. The four baskets of clean laundry being scattered over the crumb flavored carpet by a drunk toddler. The kids aren’t eating enough vegetables. I’m...
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