The Sibling Baby-Sitters Club
My older three children are relatively close in age: 13, almost 11, and almost 9. The younger two are a fair amount younger: they are …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Back to (virtual) school
My older kids started virtual school yesterday: grades 8, 5, and 3 (the kindergartner will start later this week, and will be attending a private …Read More
Virtual learning, three months in
We are almost to the end of what has been a very strange school year. For years, virtual learning has been heralded as the wave of …Read More
Adventures in homeschooling
It was bound to happen eventually. After one closure for cleaning, and a few half days for teachers to figure out remote work plans, Pennsylvania's …Read More
What is fun for the whole family?
One of the realities of having five children is that, most likely, there will be a wide spread of ages between them. There are upsides to …Read More
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
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