Yesterday began with an argument about the night shift. I asked Wil if there was any way he could change his shift. We got into an enormous fight. I yelled "I hate you! You have no heart!" while holding Ari in my arms and slammed the bedroom door on him while he was going back [...]
I want to talk about oatmeal. Ari loves oatmeal. He is the pickiest eater in the entire universe, but there is one thing that he will always eat: oatmeal.I don't know what it is about oatmeal, but I also love it. Maybe it's the B vitamins in it that make me happy, or the butter [...]
I'm attempting to set boundaries for Ari but it is so hard! He sees me eating a cookie, and he wants a cookie! He's got his debate down to a science. He says:"Cookie?"And then I say:"Okay, one cookie.""Y cookie." He confirms. "Y" meaning "one." In case you don't speak "Ari-ese."After scarfing down "y" cookie, he [...]
I am happy to report that Ari is asleep and it is 7:55pm Eastern Standard Time. I made a promise to myself that I would get him back in his bed, and tonight (at least) I've done it!Here's what magical steps I took to accomplish this task:1. I told him at 7pm that we were [...]
The more I stay indoors with my sick child, the less I want to enter the outside world. I think there may be three headed monsters out there. Or at least fire breathing dragons who only speak Russian. I certainly won't be able to communicate with them, so what's the point of leaving the house?This [...]
Over the summer, I had the pleasure of attending a free concert at the Brooklyn Public Library. The band I saw was none other than Seattle's Recess Monkey, creators of unique and fun children's music. The attendees of the concert were as follows: Me, Ari, my mom, my niece (Francesca- age 8), my great friend [...]
Last night Ari was up until midnight. I tried to put him to sleep in my bed with me at around 9pm, but all he did was "read" Goodnight Moon 1-2-3 and play with my hair. After an hour of this, we got up and he watched 9000 episodes of Blue's Clues. I managed to [...]
I recently read the New York Times article about mom bloggers. The article talks about the fact that mom blogging has become more about making money rather than sharing experiences in motherhood.For my part, I love to write. It excites me to connect with other moms, share stories and experiences.If I happen to find a [...]
