You don't know what you don't know Baby smell might be the sweetest thing ever. Until it begins to smell like sour milk. When my first baby was a few weeks old, she developed a cheesy aroma. Oh, it was ripe. I swear I was bathing her. Her ears were clean. I wiped up spit-up. … Continue reading Letters to a First Time Mom – Things I Didn’t Know
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Letters to a First-Time Mom – When You Feel Like You’re Not Enough
Here you are with a baby. There's a steep learning curve and you're figuring it out on the job, with less sleep than ever. It is easy to feel like you're drowning. It's easy to think you're failing. And it's easy to feel you're not enough. But I want you to remember you're doing the … Continue reading Letters to a First-Time Mom – When You Feel Like You’re Not Enough
Letters to a First Time Mom – Dealing with Postpartum Hormones
This spring I had my fourth baby. She's fantastic. But after my first and second babies, I struggled immensely with the feeling that my postpartum hormones and emotions were completely out of control and I had no idea what to expect. To be honest, they controlled me. So before I had my third, I did … Continue reading Letters to a First Time Mom – Dealing with Postpartum Hormones
Letters to a First Time Mom
Being a first-time mom to a newborn is amazing. And hard. And different for everyone, so though the experienced moms and grandparents and random strangers at the store are well-meaning, there is no one-size-fits-all advice for new moms. What do you wish you knew when you first became a mom? But when you're there in … Continue reading Letters to a First Time Mom
Holy Hair Loss, Batman!
I think I was in denial for a while. I thought it's because I don't have time to wash my hair like I did before this adorable high-maintenance person came to take residence in my arms. But he's so cute. I'll forgive him for that. Or because my hair stays in a messy bun (and not one … Continue reading Holy Hair Loss, Batman!