What I lost when I became a mom

How often do you ask yourself what the heck you did before you had kids? When I reflect on my child-less days I recall surfing the web aimlessly, spending hours at the gym, going for leisurely brunches/lunches/dinners/drinks, and watching multiple episodes of Lost...

Every mom’s dilemma

I couldn’t sleep last night.  There was too much excitement knowing that our amazing nanny was back, after visiting family for 5 weeks in Indonesia.  Five weeks with a 2 year old, a newborn, and a new business was more than I could (or wanted to) handle alone. ...

Expect this from your toddler

Our daughter, the selective eater, made history the other week.  She ate sausage for the first time and enjoyed it.  This was a big deal for a chipmunk – I  mean a child – who was notorious for holding hard-to-chew foods in her mouth.  I almost cried tears...