09 Dec 2012
There’s a baby somewhere on our floor. Maybe not on our floor. Maybe in an apartment just above or below us. But somewhere close by there’s a baby. And it’s still a pretty small baby. This baby has the very specific cry of a newborn: short, desperate spurts. You can... Read more...
25 Nov 2012
Eighteen months ago, John and I bought Layla a pale green Safety 1st potty chair. It had it all, removable seat to attach to the toilet, a nifty lid to make it a stepping stool, and of course the basic bowl for you to dump every time. We were certain... Read more...
14 Sep 2012
There’s an appalling amount of hatred in this world. Take a few moments to just think about how much people really, truly hate each other. And sometimes, these are the very people who preach peace and love. Two days ago, we remembered the attacks on the World Trade Center and... Read more...
11 Nov 2011
I’ve always enjoyed telling stories, but yesterday I found out just how early my story telling days began. My mom just came across a few pieces of paper on which she had copied down a story I dictated to her in March of 1990 at age four. I’m not sure... Read more...
07 Sep 2011
I finally have a fairly solid parenting success I can talk about. For 3 weeks now, we’ve had Layla on a proper, self-soothing sleep schedule. But we had a long way to go to get there. The entire time I was nursing her (through about 8 months old) we co-slept... Read more...