Stuck Under a Baby

Tag: parenting

  • My Rainbow Connection – My Toddler, My Baby, and Me

    Last night was difficult.  My husband has had to work late all week, and tonight was no exception.  After dinner, I got my baby girl to sleep pretty easily.  My son was a bit riled up from a spontaneous visit by his grandparents, but I finally got him to settle down soon after they left. …

  • My Body, Myself

    My body made a baby, two actually.  I still marvel at that.  Considering that I cannot assemble a piece of IKEA furniture without assistance, I can’t quite figure out how I did it.  My body just knew.  It knew how to differentiate a brain cell from a bone cell.  It knew when it was time…

  • Reach Out and Touch Someone

    The phrase “Reach Out and Touch Someone” from a Bell System phone commercial of many years ago has been stuck in my head recently.  Over the last two weeks, it has become my mantra.  I was feeling disconnected from my toddler son and didn’t know how to remedy it. My son and I were attached……

  • You Can’t Spoil a Baby!

    Tonight, while in a restaurant, I was wearing my baby girl in my Moby Wrap.  The hostess asked me what it was called and I happily told her and explained how it worked.  (I swear, Moby Wrap should give me commission for how many people I’ve referred to them!)  She told me that her niece…

  • Children Will Listen (Sometimes Too Well)

    As much as we think our children aren’t paying attention or blatantly disregard what we say, our words still affect them tremendously, both positively and negatively.   When our words have a negative impact on our kids (whether or not we intended them to), the challenging part becomes undoing the damage we have done.  In my…

  • Stay Awake! Go to Sleep!

    “Stay awake” is a phrase rarely uttered in my house.  Nine times out of ten, it’s “Go the F**k to Sleep!”  But then there are times when it’s impossible to keep the kids awake and it is terribly inconvenient for them to fall asleep on me. I drive around for an hour trying to get…

  • You give me 22 minutes, I’ll give you the world!

    The 1010 WINS news slogan “You give us 22 minutes, we’ll give you the world” runs through my head every time I’m trying to put my baby girl to sleep and my toddler son wants my attention.  I have tried many times to explain to him that if he gives me a couple of uninterrupted…

  • Activity: “Eggcellent” Adventures

    My son and I recently decided to have an “eggcellent” adventure!  He loves to help me cook and, although I encourage him to get messy whenever possible, certain rules have to apply when we’re in the kitchen.  What kid doesn’t love to crack eggs?  But, as much as I’d love to trust him with this…

  • Falling into fall

    I know it’s not fall anymore, but I think this is just too cute and wanted to share. No flashing lights, no simulated sounds, no small plastic pieces – just pure, natural fun.  Makes me smile every time. Playing in the leaves: http://youtu.be/d6egwOmmB1U  

  • Potty Mouth

    Most parents cannot wait to hear their precious baby utter his or her very first word.  Mama or Papa would be the preferred choice, of course, but there are also many other acceptable selections like cat or car or bye-bye.  I think I can safely say that booger, tush, peepee, and butt are not amongst…