I always get a little extra mushy around Christmas time. B and I met in December and have been together for nearly 8 years; married for almost 5 of those. Full transparency, while our relationship has had its major ups and positive moments, it has also definitely had its more challenging moments. And to be honest, sometimes we outright get on each others’ nerves. That … Continue reading A Queer Love Story
November is synonymous with Thanksgiving here in the U.S. And while I think most “woke” people have decided that we don’t celebrate a false narrative of Pilgrims and Natives peacefully breaking bread, I do think it’s a great time to pause and reflect on what we are thankful and grateful for in our lives. For me, it’s the support and acceptance we have gotten from … Continue reading Thankfulness and Gratitude
Sometimes people wonder how others went from formula/breastmilk to solids, so I just wanted to make a short post about what it looked like for us. Bottles (he was formula fed) Around 4 months with approval from pediatrician to start food: Morning bottle, afternoon bottle, 4oz of baby food for dinner with smaller bottle, night bottle + middle of the night bottle Around 6 months: … Continue reading Going From Bottle to Solid
Feeding a toddler is full time job. I honestly feel like most of what we’re doing these days is either feeding our child or planning what and when he’ll be eating next. It seriously takes up so much of my cognitive space; especially because we never had any real time-based eating habits prior to him being around, so it’s not like we’re feeding ourselves at … Continue reading How The Heck Do You Feed Toddlers?!
Let me start by saying I low-key hate routine. Well, what I should say is that I hate having to do something because “that’s what we do.” It makes me feel closed in, confined, like my agency is stolen. So there are many instances where I would fight a routine tooth and nail. But, let me tell ya’ll: We have a bedtime routine for our … Continue reading Our Bedtime Routine
Today was a day. I hate those “No Bad Days” stickers because some days are bad, and we can all own that. I’ve had them before, there was one day when he was younger when L was just crying off and on for an entire day and a half. It wasn’t colic per se, but it took a lot more than usual to keep him … Continue reading Sometimes, This Shit is Hard
I can’t even fully articulate the drama of it all; it was like something out of a soap opera. Continue reading My Wild First Day Back To Work
Believe it or not, L was already arching his back in protest by the time he was three months old. One of his first forms of communication with us was a grunt of protest. He’d ball up his firsts and puff out air. People refused to believe me when I would tell stories of my angry little baby, but it was true. His mind was … Continue reading “Take A Deep Breath” and Other Tantrum Tools
And honestly, you can too. I know. I know. Making your own baby food sounds unnecessarily bougie as hell. It sounds like making your own soap or making your own dog treats or something. Sure, one can do it, but why make something that is so readily available? It also seems like way too much extra work. But the reality is that neither of those … Continue reading Yeah, I’m THAT Parent Who Made Their Own Baby Food…
Having two dogs and an infant combined with two sleep-deprived adults can often lead to ridiculous things. The road trip was one of them….this is yet another. I don’t remember exactly when this happened. I just remember that L had been moved to his own room but was still waking up a few times a night, so let’s say around 6 months. Like I said, … Continue reading I Think We May Have Jumped the Gun
