In my not too distant past, “shots” once meant two words: GREY GOOSE. CHILLED PETRONE. KAMI-KAZE. Ha! Those were the days. Loud music, good times, wild memories, ridiculous pictures… take me back! Yesterday, I experienced the “shots” of my new mommyhood life. Instead of going to a bar, we headed to the pediatrician’s office for…
Archives for November 2010
Why no guilt?
Do other new moms escape the guilt of leaving your newborn with a sitter? Ok, so mine’s now 2 months old, but today was the FIRST day that I left her under the watchful eye of a babysitter friend for 3+ hours so I could go to the gym, bank, Target and then grocery shopping in…
Blame the baby.
What new mother doesn’t take advantage of the “I just had a baby” excuse? Yes, I too am guilty. In my humble opinion, it’s ok to blame your baby for your shortcomings, problems, mistakes, lack of judgement and whatever else you creatively see fit. Why isn’t the house clean? The baby cried all day and…
Babywise: Bits and pieces I learned last week.
Now that I’m back from a short hiatus from blogging, here’s a mashup of last week. What I learned: 1) I’m officially a grown up: Unfortunately I didn’t own up to this sooner, so it’s a bit of a sad shock. Introducing LadyP to my 2 grandmas, and then referring to my own mom as LadyP’s “grandma”…