Joy in the Chaos
After Zary was born I was consumed by constant pelvic floor pain, and crippling anxiety from the c-section it eventually led to. My body didn’t feel like mine. I didn’t feel strong or capable enough to take care of my…
Peenees!
I first said this years ago, and now two kids deep my opinion hasn’t budged an inch: Language is my favorite part of child development. Zary didn’t speak until she was two. Mina can string together words and she’s not…
Napping Power
I have a theory about sleep in our family: there’s a limited number of hours available for sleep in this household, and we all have to share them. Balancing the sleep allocation among the kids is a very important and…
Naughty Fishies
Prior to my pregnancy with Mina, Zary knew me to be kind of over the top on fitness and energy. I’d run her to every playground, sometimes 3 or more a day. We might even hit the grocery store on…
The Boss
Growing up with an older brother, I played a lot of video games. We had this odd, cold, tiny room in the back of our house that us kids dubbed “The Nintendo Room”. We had a first-generation Nintendo hooked up…
Like Stray Cats in a Street Fight
Zarrin, although she didn’t speak a word until she was two, has always been a phenomenal communicator. Even as a newborn it was easy to decipher if her cry was because she was hungry, tired, wet, etc. She had very…
Use Daddy’s Money
This month marks two years since I officially quit my job to be a stay-at-home mom. I know this life would make some parents absolutely crazy (it does that to me some days, too. Most often on the days where…
Colorful, Little, Blue Starfish
I always knew I’d love watching Zary grow. I remember fawning over the tiny wet footprints on the bath rug that suddenly seemed an inch bigger. I can’t explain to you how confused I was the day the lights in…
The Boo-Boo Bee
I’m well aware that the best way to handle bumps and bruises with a toddler is to not overreact. I’m also routinely overreactive about EVERYTHING, so, guess what? My kid cries over anything. Every stubbed toe. Every time she walks…
She’s a Licker
One of the most satisfying parts of being a mom is accidentally stumbling into genius parenting hacks. Keep a roll of puppy-poop-bags in your car to hold dirty shoes and diapers. Slip an oversized t-shirt on top of the baby’s…