Each of my babies has come later than the one before so I wasn’t surprised when the 40 week mark came and went with no sign of Baby #4. At my 40 week appointment I decided to schedule an induction for the coming weekend. My doctor was on call and...
Baby #3 arrived on the scene two-and-a-half-years after Baby #2. This is the largest space between our children. I gained a stupid amount of weight during this pregnancy (seriously; like 70 pounds) and by the time my due date rolled around, the baby still wasn’t here and I was MISERABLE. I had...
OK, before you read any further I just have to state for the record: I do not hate dinosaurs. Really. Just wanted to make that super clear. Alrighty then. In her book How to Celebrate Everything, Jenny Rosenstratch appeals to us to do just that: celebrate...
When I was just a little girl I asked my mother What will I be Will I be pretty Will I be rich Here’s what she said to me Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be The future’s not ours to see Que sera, sera What will be, will...
19 short months after Baby #1 arrived, we were ready to welcome our second baby. It was mid-August in the desert and I was HOT. Baby #1 arrived 9 days early so I had it in my head that Baby #2 would be similarly early despite the fact that the...
You’re busy. I’m busy. It’s hard to make time for chats with friends. But wouldn’t it be nice if we could share a cup of tea, just you and me, to talk about how mama life is going these days? So…why not right here, right now? Okay, we’ll have to...
Since I’m new here at Latched Mama, I thought maybe it would be fun to go back and relive my labor and delivery posts with all four of my kids. You know, as a kind of “getting to know me better” type of exercise. So, without further ado, I give...
Germs. They’re everywhere. And I think they’re most attracted to kids. And while kids don’t like to share most things, they seem to love to share germs. There’s really no way around it. Which is how we found ourselves as victims to a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad stomach...
Dear Pre-Baby Self, Let’s chat! A little bird told me you’re about to have a baby! If I remember correctly, everything has been working out perfectly according to your plans. With over a month left until your due date, there’s just the baby’s room left to finish up, the freezer...
Most days I feel like I’m barely keeping my head above water. The time between when we all get home in the evenings and is only a few hours (at most) but it sometimes feels like an eternity. Our evening routine is a blur of dinner, baths, stories and bedtime mixed in with...