Yesterday I enjoyed a low-key Mother’s Day, my fourth as Coraline’s lucky mom. We started the day with brunch — Coraline’s favorite meal — at The Egg & I, our first visit and one of the few places with a less than two-hour wait. Then we came home, where Rich…
being a mom
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The Numbers on the Scale
Song Lyric of the Day: Would you let me see beneath your beautiful? / Would you let me see beneath your perfect? Labrinth featuring Emeli Sande / “Beneath Your Beautiful“ For the past few weeks I’ve gotten back into something of a fitness routine. I’m now on three weeks of…
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The Little Social Butterfly
Song Lyric of the Day: (When it gets loud, I turn it up) / Shake it like a bad girl up in Harlem / (When it’s too hot, I light it up) / Ooh, light it up, yeah, smoke em if you got ’em New Politics / “Harlem“ The other…
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Melatonin Down Bedtime
Song Lyric of the Day: Soft the drowsy hours are creeping / Hill and vale in slumber sleeping / I my loving vigil keeping / All through the night Harold Boulton / “All Through the Night“ The last few weeks, Coraline has experienced a drastic personality change at bedtime. She…
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Dear Coraline: Month 11
Dear Coraline, As of 1AM this morning, you turned 11 months old. Thankfully, this month has been far less eventful than last month was. If I had to guess your weight as of today, I’d estimate that you’re around 20 pounds (based on my biceps, anyway). You’re almost exclusively wearing clothes…
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Dear Coraline: Month 9
*This was originally to be posted Thursday, June 23, 2011, the day you turned 9 months old, but thanks to a massive storm, power outage, an even worse storm, and other various disasters since then, it’s been delayed until now. Dear Coraline, As of 1AM this morning, you turned nine…