I *guess* if you asked my better half he would say I am a classic perfectionist and that my need to have all my ducks in a row was never more evident than when we were prepping for pregnancy. To be perfectly honest it was just more so that I shuddered at the idea of learning I was six weeks preggers after a night out of binge-drinking and so six months before we started to start trying I cut out … [Read more...]
3 ways to reconnect as a couple after baby
After you have a baby both men and women have a hard time stepping outside their roles as mother and father, hausfrau and handyman, disciplinarian and bedtime enforcer. As a couple it is essential that you are free to indulge your every whim, without having to defer to our kids needs; and that you make it a priority to reconnect to those primal forces of attraction and shared beliefs that … [Read more...]
When Trying To Get Knocked Up Isn’t So Easy
When I got pregnant with my eldest child, it was almost as simple as clicking my heels, making a wish- and letting mother nature gift me with what I believed was a rite of passage that I was not only entitled to but would accomplish with pure ease and joy. I was very lucky. As my daughter was nearing the three-year-old mark- and my husband and I started to feel that itch to add to our brood we … [Read more...]
Family Is What You Make It
I have never been a real big proponent of forced family gatherings. You know the kind where you get together with your once or twice a year relatives- more as a compulsory act than one borne out of a mutual friendship or common interests. I get it; there are certain traditions we feel compelled to uphold primarily because Hallmark and other companies have effectively created compelling commercial … [Read more...]
The Is he your dad or grandpa Files: How old is TOO old for a man to father a child?
I know a little something about older men having babies. It is harder on the kids than on the old men. How do I know this? My husband is 15 years older than me and while he is in great physical shape (sounds like I'm taking about a show dog rather than a man) the facts are indisputable. These facts, the ones my 10 year old somehow manages to weave into our nightly dinner conversations is, "Mommy … [Read more...]