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Goodbye…and Hello. 27 Oct 2011 | 02:09 am
Goodbye, for just a moment. This is the last post you will read on the Expecting Words blog. For the past three years writing this blog has been a wonderful experience. The readers, the comments, a...
When do you discipline another person’s child? 19 Oct 2011 | 08:44 am
Yesterday, I took baby Emma to Gymboree. We started going there a few weeks ago and she seems to enjoy it. Meanwhile, I like the teacher (wow is he enthusiastic!), and it’s great to have the free pl...
Naming the Grandparents 5 Oct 2011 | 08:04 am
“Do you want to be called Grandma”? “No, that makes me sound old,” said a friend’s mother. “What then?” “How about Nana?” “Maybe. Honestly Mom, I thought you were going to take Grandma since you ...
Greenshirting, the new Redshirting? 4 Oct 2011 | 02:47 am
On Sunday, The New York Times brought new light to the redshirting debate. In the article “Delay Kindergarten at Your Child’s Peril,” two neuroscientists, Sam Wang and Sandra Aamodt , challenge the b...
Should You Get Pregnant? 5 Questions to Ask 28 Sep 2011 | 01:50 am
I was surprised by a recent article on Huffington Post called “Are You Ready for Pregnancy?” It presented 5 questions to ask yourself: 1) How much money do you have saved? 2) Do you have enough spa...
Family Fun and Further Thoughts 20 Sep 2011 | 04:01 am
When a day ends and your kids had fun, there were no severe meltdowns (by kids or parents), and the grown-ups had a great time too, that day is as good as it gets. Yesterday we had a BBQ at our house...
An Experiment in Being a SAHM (Stay-at-Home Mom) 16 Sep 2011 | 03:00 am
Oprah would always say that being a stay-at-home mom is the hardest job in the world. She was dead on. Recently, my husband, two kids and I took a vacation (within driving distance) for 5 nights by ...
Can You Know Too Much about Your Pregnancy? 14 Sep 2011 | 07:09 am
My friend recently had her first child. After spending 8 months of her 9 month pregnancy fearing the worst, her baby boy turned out to be healthy and beautiful (I know, I saw the pictures!). But, wh...
The Playaholic Spouse 9 Sep 2011 | 09:01 am
Last week I wrote about what to do if your mate is a workaholic and one of you is pregnant. This week, I want to address a similar, yet very different issue. What if one of you is a playaholic? Wha...
More Rude Comments Pregnant Women Hear 31 Aug 2011 | 07:41 am
Apparently, pregnancy can bring out the worst in friends and family. In the name of “I only say this because I care about you,” our frenemies offer up some of the most hurtful pregnancy advice around...
