there are some great apps out there (we use Our Groceries) that allow you to make a shopping list that is shared. You and he can add to it as needed; you can even make multiple lists for different stores or types of items. My husband is definitely learning, but he doesn’t do the cooking so he never adds an item that…

I saved up my vacation for years, so I could afford to take a significant maternity leave. Fortunately I live in California and our state maternity leave plus my saved vacation and sick leave turned into four months home with each of my babies. They just saved up the work they needed me to do.

Exactly. We only withhold honey, nothing else. None of this “only egg whites” or “only egg yolks” nonsense. When we’re eating, baby gets what we’re having. Other times he also gets rice rusks or puffs, but those are just for practice. We don’t give any food until baby masters three things: 1) sitting up unassisted; 2)…

I wish more people knew about the limitations of Plan B but they website also states that it’s not 100% effective in general. I think with some better sex education, women would understand how Plan B is closely related to daily hormonal contraception and would understand taht they carry similar limitations. (i.e. not…

School “choice” doesn’t really work outside a large district right? My rural district had a single elementary and so on up the grades. Maybe it’s for the Catholic school 30 minutes away but there would have been no way to get there. I guess that’s the idea though, only well off families can take advantage because they…

I had my kids at 35 and 37 (I’m 38 now) but it wasn’t just about waiting for career and money. It was mostly that my husband wasn’t ready and then we had to deal with some infertility issues. But I’m so glad we did it this way. I’m not “too tired” or any more tired than I was 5 to 10 years ago. And we have a nice…

those faces! We couldn’t stop staring at her, completely ruined the songs.

Thankfully, California has pregnancy leave and paid family leave. I got 12 weeks from the state and used my saved up vacation and sick to extend it to four weeks. And the day I came back my husband got laid off. But we still have to keep them in day care at $355/week (which is very inexpensive for two) because infant…

I had an awful time trying to sell a crib online in the late fall, maybe it would’ve been easier a couple months earlier.

You don’t. I hate to say it, but it’s just so much harder when trying to plan get togethers around nap times and bed times. Maybe it’ll be easier once we’re past the baby stage but it’s really hard right now. Plus, even the friends with kids can be super busy because they have family obligations plus now there are…

Sahara, also known as that movie where Matthew McConaughy takes his shirt off and Steve Zahn is funny. I also convinced another woman in line to see it by describing it that way to my date.

I actually enjoyed “The Girl on the Train” but I wasn’t a fan of three separate first person narrators. It was especially annoying in the audio book because one voice was much worse than the other two. I don’t know how I’d feel about nearly a dozen. I’d probably have trouble keeping them straight.

I know, the stupid GOP is totally trying to ruin Star Wars Day. So I just keep looking at my yoda baby.

I had no idea the UMC was still technically anti-gay. My cousin and his husband are very active in the church I grew up in. Their baby played baby Jesus. And when a couple complained about the baby’s baptism, that couple was invited to find another church.

I got SO many comments at the gym (and while walking in or out) and all I did was a couple slow miles on the treadmill. I wanted that baby out and if walking helped, I was all for it.

We call those Cancer Dogs. Always lined up outside football games and concerts in Hollywood.

It will also text you once a day to remind you to write again. You can write much more than 140 characters, multiple texts can be combined into a single fax. I like that it reminds me constantly to keep in touch with my senators and representative, even if they already tend to vote as I would. The more we speak up,…

Starring mostly because I also have two kids under 3. Most of my cooking involves one semi-fancy protein and some very easy sides/microwaved veggies.

It was our first protest too. It was super hot but they did a great job.

Even without an annual pap, you can still have an annual well woman exam. Glad your doctor is happy to see you more often