On turning 5
Five years ago was a momentous day in our household! I was scheduled to be induced for baby #4* in the morning of January 15, …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Parenting at scale
I have long been fascinated by larger families. Now, I suppose, I officially have one myself! I spent some time this fall reporting an essay …Read More
Life updates
The baby is sleeping on my lap, so I thought I'd write a quick blog post! Life is going well. The big kids went back to …Read More
Baby’s first 168 hours
My little guy celebrated his 1-week birthday at 5 a.m. this morning. I was up to observe the occasion, though he was not. He had …Read More
Holiday weekends and getting the activity mix right
I'm mostly off this week, but thought I'd stop by for a quick post since I'm awake and no one else in my household is. …Read More
Crafting the self-employed maternity leave
The last time I was anyone's W-2 employee was in 2002. I've been running my own business through my (now extensive) baby-having years. There are many …Read More
Report on Mommy Day #4 (2019) – Hersheypark!
I sent a goal this summer to do "Mommy Days" with each of the four kids. I am now 4 for 4! I'll admit I was …Read More
Report on Mommy Day #3 (2019)
Another week, another Mommy Day! For any new visitors to this blog, I started a tradition a few years ago where I take a day …Read More
