Lessons in Motherhood

It’s one thing to take Sophia in to get her shots every few months. The poor little thing has no idea what is going on and will never remember all of the trauma. On the other hand, it’s quite another thing to have to take Hailey in for shots, which I had to [...]

I took Hailey to the doctor on Thursday. Although the doctor is still quite certain that any serious illness would have materialized by now, she wanted me to take Hailey to get some lab tests done to make sure. She felt like the labs would probably come out normal, but it has been [...]

Hailey loves to dot her sentences with statements about time. “Yesterday I ate yogurt for breakfast.” “Tomorrow we’re going to the pool.” “Today I’m going to have my birthday party.” The only problem is that she had yogurt today, she went to the pool yesterday, and her birthday party is in [...]

I’m really writing this more as a record keeping action. I’ve documented just about every fever she’s had since the beginning, and I’m trying to see if there’s a pattern over time.

There’s nothing a Mommy likes better than to be pooped on and puked on in the same day. That was my special treat today. It started at a colleague’s going away party with all of the people from my office. I had Sophia with me, sitting on my lap. I didn’t [...]

Hailey had her first dentist appointment yesterday. We took her to a special pediatric dentist who was recommended by multiple Mommies, and let me tell you that pediatric dentists are totally different than regular dentists. Everything was kid friendly, and there was singing. Singing I tell you!!! Hailey was an angel [...]