By Jillian Lauren Baby J. came to stay with us again, for a week this time. Yesterday morning I kissed him on the head and buckled him into someone else’s car seat and watched him drive away. Afterwards, God and I had a big long chat and let me tell you, it was not polite. […]
TNF: Tell me about your family. KRISTEN: My wife and I got married on August 20, 2011 in a ceremony and celebration with 100 of our closest friends & family, though same sex marriage was not legal at that time. When same sex did become legal once again in California in 2013, since 8/20 was […]
By Wendy Wright- IBCLC Co-Founder and Lactation Consultant of the 16 Minute Club Going back to work doesn’t have to end the beautiful breastfeeding relationship you developed with your new baby. In fact, continuing breastfeeding after returning to work is highly beneficial for both you and the baby. If your baby will be in daycare, then your […]
By James Muscolino One whole year on August 7th. Can it possibly be that one year has passed since our tiny, quiet bundle miraculously entered into our lives and is now that same one running around our house, scratching up the walls with her push toys, pointing(a.k.a. wanting) at everything in site, and tossing her bath […]
By James Muscolino I have a grin on my face as I write this because I can hear the shrieks of absolute relief from many of my family members calling out to one another: “He’s finally going to admit that he’s a controlling parent!” Ha ha! 11 months of being a parent and I never once lied to […]
By Henry Amador So our son will soon be two and I was recently asked why I have never written about his birthday,not the cake filled, balloon type of birthday,but his actual day of birth.Sure, I have written many pieces leading up to his birth,the meeting of the birth mom,learning to navigate our legal system,the fears […]
By Jason Holling Working in the technology field, I enjoy the latest cell phone, gadgets, and being the first to have the newest tech toys or software. This weekend I noticed a trend in the nursery — lots of baby gadgets! We really have a high-tech nursery started between making bottles, to iPod connected white-noise […]
By: Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Could this be the source of serious hormone-disruptors? Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, has been a rallying point for parents everywhere. Once we found out about problems associated with the industrial chemical, which is used to harden plastics used in food storage containers, water bottles, toys, and other consumer goods, […]
By: Tanya Dodd-Hise The first few hours after Harrison was born went by in a blur. She arrived at 10 PM, on the hour, and by 11 PM we were back in our room and introducing her to friends and family who had arrived and been in the waiting room. I was running on adrenaline, […]
By: Kerrie Olejarz Here we were with less than 100 days to go. It still felt like yesterday that we received the call we were pregnant. My mother in law was planning a shower for me, and what started as a gathering in our backyard ended up being coined “My Big Fat European Shower”. A […]
