I was in the second grade when I started to realize that I wasn't cool. My parents had just gotten a divorce and I moved across the country with my mom and my sister to start our new life. I knew at the time that...
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I still keep expecting to automatically be an expert on parenting now that this my fourth time around. Laughable, really, especially because I've made it a point not to identify with that word whatsoever, and in parenting there is no such thing. Every pregnancy was...
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There are few things as precious as a newborn baby. It's an inexplicable feeling to hold something so brand new and delicate, and simultaneously rejoice in their health and growth while mourning the passing days. I know so well how fast this stage goes and...
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This has been a full week of total life immersion. I've been in and out of my OB's office which means any and all preparation for baby and nesting like a crazy lady. While Baby Shyba's due date isn't until the 11th, things are looking...
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Jack was a perfect baby. He was sweet and reserved, gentle and loving to everyone. I still say that he is the reason we kept having more children… He's a joy and a love through and through. Over his short seven years, he has retained...
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Being in a completely different country without my children made for a much larger learning experience than I had anticipated. I was completely removed from everything that I associate myself with on a daily basis in terms of routine. My responsibilities as well as most...
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With the end of the kids' school year and my trip to New York City falling within the same week, not to mention being nearly seven months pregnant has been emotionally chaotic to say the least. We're all kind of racing from one thing to...
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Earlier today one of my very typical cravings sent me frantically diving into the wells of our overly stuffed snack cabinet for a packet of my favorite Justin's almond butter. Instead, I found an individual serving of the same brand of peanut butter, expired and...
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I've been really fortunate, in my opinion, that I haven't necessarily had to work for the last five or so years since Zoe was born. Before Justin was accepted into Dental School, I was working as a manager at a boutique and was able to...
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I'm the best mother I can be when I am completely immersed. Before we moved to California from New York City, Justin took a two-week trip to the Bay Area to take care of some business before our family switched coasts. He completed an exam for...
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Personally speaking, there are relatively few things that have stayed the same since my transition into motherhood. Aside from being an almost entirely different human being mentally, of course there are the physical changes that have come along with three babies and 7 years. I'm not...
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Thank you to Lookmatic for sponsoring today's post. Before we lived in Manhattan, I used to imagine the people who lived there always dressed up before they left the house. Similar to the standards in some parts of Italy, I guessed that city dwellers had...
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