I went to sleep late last night. I'm talking late, like midnight late. My son had been asleep since 7pm and for some reason I could not get myself to wind down.Finally, after watching massive amounts of television, I knocked out. My boyfriend stumbled home from his overnight shift at the airport at 5am. I [...]
Today my son and I took a journey from Brooklyn to the illustrious Manhattan. Our mode of transportation: the good old fashioned New York City subway system.I strapped him into his stroller and hit the road.Thankfully, my subway station is handicapped accessible so we were able to use the elevators to travel from the street [...]
Okay, I admit it. Having a baby does come with perks sometimes. Like today for instance. I left the house with my son. It was bad weather, so we decided to drive to the library instead of walking there. My mom was kind enough to let me borrow her car.But as soon as I reached [...]
Ever since I gave birth to my son, my memory fails me constantly. I joke often that I actually "gave birth to my brain".It's sad actually. I have blocked out entire chunks of my life. Including specific incidents and conversations that I've had with people.When I tell someone that I don't remember something, its embarrassing. [...]
When my son was young, I kept hearing about how wonderful nursing was. Among its many benefits, it was known for building up a baby's immune system. Needless to say, I am very pro-nursing. In fact, my son is nearly a year and I'm still at it.But its not just nursing that builds up a [...]
It was Passover time. My best friend came over with some kosher for passover egg noodles to make for me, my niece, and herself. She cooked them in curry with a little broccoli. The thought didn't even occur to me that my son would be remotely interested in the final product. But he was!When he [...]
I went to the library today with my son for their Story Time program as I usually do on Tuesdays. I was feeling a bit stir crazy, since we didn't get out yesterday, so we went to the 10am program. My playgroup buddies were missing in action, as both their babies were taking naps at [...]
When my son was around four/five months old, I was going a little stir crazy. I wasn't employed and I had no real mom friends. My only friends that had babies lived too far away to visit on a regular basis. So I hung around the apartment with him a lot. My dad noticed that [...]
