For the first several months of Evan’s life, I found it nearly impossible to scrape up any semblance of routine. He was definitely NOT a good sleeper (not at night, anyway) and meals came around the clock. Most nights we didn’t even try to get in bed until 1:00 a.m., if not later. Life seemed...
Monthly Archives: February 2010I was contacted by an intern at NewParent.com last week about contributing to their site as a featured blogger. If you’ve ever sat in an OB/GYN waiting room, you’ve probably thumbed through the pages of a New Parent or Toddler magazines. I can remember hearing parents say: “It takes us two hours to get out the door!”, and thinking, really? Why? How hard could it be to throw your kid’s junk in a diaper bag, put a coat on him or her, and be on the road? Now that I have Evan, I can totally understand.... I always knew that having a baby would mean plenty of sleepless nights. Knowing something in your head, and experiencing it, however, are two totally different things. Any of you who have had a baby know that those first few weeks are enough to completely drain you, and really put your will to live in... I gained a lot of weight when I was pregnant with Evan. I mean, A LOT of weight. To make matters worse, I was by no means skinny or in shape prior to the pregnancy. Honestly, I have just been pretty happy overall for the past couple of years, and I didn’t feel a real... |
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