A Walk In The Park
The park next to our apartment building is under construction. While it is still far from finished, it is built up enough that we can use it for mini-adventures on days when the construction crews…
Category: Parenting
Comparisons
I was proud and ashamed and mostly confused. Nikola brought Peatuk home from school late the other day. As Peatuk ran off into the living room to play, Nikola took me aside and told me…
At the Dentist With a 3 Year Old
Peatuk has finally gotten his teeth fixed. For those of you who don’t know, Peatuk has had trouble with his baby teeth pretty much since they came in. Around 18 months old, we started to…
This Is How Maternity Leave Should Be
I am a lucky mother for so many reasons. This time around, with baby number 2, I am so very lucky to be eligible for a crazy maternity leave package. My luck is accentuated as…
Why Knowing I Am Raising An Aquarius Helps
My son is amazing. Absolutely amazing. He is smart. He figures things out quickly and understands certain relationships between things that I would assume are beyond a 3-year-old’s comprehension. He is loving. The way he…
Meeting Baby Jojo
Baby Jojo has been a long time coming- 3 years in the making, because I was determined to not have an only child. Our options were two or none… since Peatuk was born, we were…
Redefining Home… Again
WhenI was young I had a love-hate relationship with moving. Moving every couple of years was a given. I knew I would not be staying in one place and, for the most part, I think…
Defining Motherhood
I have never been overly interested in maternity photos. The countless pictures of young women looking pensive as they stand in a field of sunflowers and rub their swollen bellies seem cliche and boring to…
Genetics Strike Again: The Sleep Talking Toddler
Before deciding to have kids I thought about a lot of the usual parenting concerns: will I have enough money to give them a stable life? Am I at a place where I am willing…
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Things That Have Made Me Cry…
Pregnancy hormones are a strange thing. They set me on edge. Set my skin on fire and make me crawl inside. I often feel like I am boiling, on the edge of an explosion. I…