James has one of those annoying September birthdays that, it turns out, just misses the cut for NYC preschools. In NYC, the preschool application process is insane – it makes applying to college seem like a breeze and in many ways,…
Infertility Diaries: Should We Just Be More Patient?
I was surprised that during my first visit with an infertility doctor, IVF came up right away. Honestly, I didn’t know much about it other than it was extremely expensive and that I had some friends who tried it. I…
Reflections on James’ Second Birthday
When James was turning one, I had a lot of mixed emotions, which I hear is quite common. On the one hand, I was excited to plan his birthday, to have survived the first year (and the sleep deprivation), and…
Infertility Diaries: Another Round of Treatments
People don’t tell you how much time you spend at the doctor when you’re undergoing fertility treatments. It’s much more than when I was actually pregnant with James, and having to try to squeeze all the doctor appointments into a…
Infertility Diaries: The Family I Don’t Have
I saw a family on the subway today. One mom with an infant in a stroller, a little girl show looked to be James’ age in her arms, two little girls who couldn’t be older than 3 or 4, and…
How to Get a Toddler to Brush Their Teeth (Without Throwing a Fit)
Every night, James cries and throws a fit when I brush his teeth. He usually loves holding the toothbrush himself and pretending to brush, but he hates when I go in to give him a good brushing afterward. The thing…
Highlights From Our Summer 2018
Can you believe we’re already saying goodbye to summer and looking back on our summer 2018 highlights? Time slow down! But alas, here we are. One of the things I’m trying to do is be more grateful for the things…
How I Squeeze In Workouts
I have always been a morning workout person. Not because I’m a morning person but because I dread it and otherwise, I find a million excuses not to do it. Plus, I am lazy and prefer not to shower twice….
Infertility Diaries: A Failed IUI
I got my period today and I cried. Correction, I sobbed. I’m actually sitting on the bathroom floor sobbing now while James takes a bath because motherhood doesn’t stop for infertility. I’m pretty sure this will scar him for life…
Motherhood Mondays: I Thought I Wanted James to Cry When I Left For Work…
I was wrong. The idea that the baby cries when I leave for work means they love you and will miss you and are attached is something I think I held onto in my head. But the reality is that…
Getting Back in Shape (Finally)
As a first time mom, I have this deep awareness of how fleeting and precious this time is, so while I could have done a better job of getting back in shape after pregnancy, I have been so focused on…
Escape From the City
Sometimes it feels like summer doesn’t really start until July. The weather this year certainly didn’t feel very summery until this week and with school, work etc it doesn’t feel like things start to slow down and the summer really…
