Everyone in the family, including Hubby, wants me to get Sam’s hair cut. I am having an incredible aversion to this idea. I can’t quite explain it. I know that this is taking on some sort of symbolic significance for me. It’s the first time we will be losing a physical [...]

It was a beautiful day in Chicago today. About 55 degrees and sunny. We had a lovely morning going to the park with friends and then out to a nice outdoor lunch. Everything was relaxing. As we walked home I even commented to hubby that I felt like our day [...]

I’ve loved becoming a mom. There have been wonderful moments in each month since Sam was born, fun milestones and happy tears. But I think this past month has been the show stopper. Starting with his newfound mobility, Sam has become almost a different person….he’s become a person! He’s not my [...]

Will my 2 pairs of pants that fit make it through the winter? I refuse to buy any more winter clothes because I am confident that next year I will need a different size, a smaller size…but not quite my pre-baby size, probably never again my pre-baby size. My one pair of jeans [...]

When I first learned what a blog was from my uber-hip, super fashionable coworker, I believe my exact words were, “That is so stupid. Why would anyone want to post their own journal entries online for others to read?” It made no sense to me. But I did wonder about this subculture which was clearly [...]