When Dave, Carly, and I had dinner with some friends for Xmas, he was annoyed that I was completely and unabashedly jealous of the adorable daughter of two of our closest friends. After all, she — two months older than Carly — is communicating with both her parents and strangers at a level much [...]
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Jealousy
Posted in babies, bi-racial families, family, life, motherhood, parenting, tagged Children, jealousy, Parenthood, parenting, perfect children on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Noticing Stereotypes as a Mom
Posted in life, tagged advertising, boys, general bullshit, girls, junk mail, kids, parenting, stereotypes, toys on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now that I’m the mom of a one-year-old girl, I must admit that I see things differently. In the days B.C. (Before Carly), I’d analyze advertising because I’m just wired that way — it’s the English & journalism majors in me. But now, they take on even more meaning.
Take, for example, the new Toys ‘R [...]
How do we do it all?
Posted in life, tagged babies, busy day, Children, family, kids, parenting on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My day today:
5.30 a.m. — alarm goes off; hit snooze
5.36 a.m. — get out of bed, brush teeth, shower, dry & straighten hair, slap some make-up on, throw on a dress & shoes
6.15 a.m. — peek in on still-sleeping baby
6.20 a.m. — back out of the driveway while fiddling with the ipod
6.35 a.m. — arrive [...]
Good Thoughts
Posted in family, life, tagged family, Friendship, Good Stuff, life, Love, Marriage on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dave and I were acquaintances, then friends, then good friends; then it seemed like all of a sudden we were buying a house, getting married, and adopting a baby.
We were stranded New Year’s Day in the Portland airport and started chatting. Soon after, we started skiing together and hanging out just about every chance we [...]
Learning to Share
Posted in babies, family, life, parenting, tagged babies, Dogs, family, Sharing on September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning it was my turn to get up early with the little girl — 6 a.m.
The dogs decided to get up with us. It’s not unusual for Luke, the cattle-dog mutley, to come down and warily watch her play, but Fezzik, the husky, stays away most of the time. He can’t be bothered by [...]
The Bearded Guy
Posted in family, life on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night we had Cincinnati-style chili over spaghetti (which is how you’re supposed to eat it, I guess), and Dave was so happy that he did a little dance in his chair. We had leftovers from Chili Fest — an annual party that friends of ours throw. Even Carly got into it — she liked [...]
Today, 6 p.m.-ish
Posted in babies, family, life, motherhood, parenting on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I feel like a horrible mom, even though I know I’m a really good one. But life can get really boring being home with Carly.
She doesn’t quite crawl yet — something I’m trying to deal with, as it’s hard not to compare her with all her baby-friends — so there’s not tons of stuff [...]
