We sat in a booth in a bustling Mexican restaurant when he spilled salsa on my hand not once but three times. We laughed about how awkward that would have been nearly ten years ago, when we first met. But that night, we had sons sitting on each side of us, competing to see who could get more salsa …
My Motherhood (and Yours)
It's the way Chase says "super" all the time but pronounces it "shooper." It's how—in his most serious voice—he says, "I'm shooper fast." Then a moment later, as if it has honestly never occurred to him before (and believe me, it has): "I'm fast as Flash!" It's the way Trenton still pronounces …
How to Be a Mom and a Neat Freak at the Same Time
Disclaimer: I don’t know that I’d actually call myself a neat freak. My bathrooms go longer in between cleanings than I’d like, and I don’t even remember the last time I looked closely at the inside of the stove. (It’s less painful if you don’t look too closely…) BUT clutter makes my eye twitch. …
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Work is Love Made Visible
I referenced this quote in Tuesday's post, For the Days When You Lose, and since it has been on my mind all week, I put together this little graphic. Such wise words. You're doing a great work, ladies! We've got family coming into town, so we're sure to have some beautiful adventures outdoors this …
10 Rules for When Your Wife Becomes a Mom
I had forty weeks to transition into being a mom. At the first sound of that steady woosh woosh, the thump of a flat tire that was our son’s heartbeat, my heart got in sync with his. My husband, on the other hand, didn’t experience the reassuring taps of a baby who was running out of room or feel …
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For the Days When You Lose
Do you know those days when—although nothing went "wrong"—you still feel like you lost? Failed. Came up short. For me, those days look like every other day—school drop-offs and pick-ups, a handful of bottles for the baby, a round of Candyland in the afternoon, the bedtime rush. I may have taken a …
