sasha-newborn-chronicles

Last night, my son woke up every hour on the hour. A few weeks ago (on Halloween) my husband and I watched the movie It’s Alive—the tale of a mutated baby that serially kills his way through Los Angeles--and last night? I was sure our littlest one was going for a remake. Despite this (and maybe because it gave me plenty of time to think) I was profoundly grateful. He … [Read more...] about Small Blessings

Lately it seems like every mother I know is having issues with her husband and shared responsibility. Even I, who have always been entirely 50/50 with my husband have seen some big changes since our son was born. With our daughter, my husband was an equal partner--I swear he changed more of her diapers than I will change in a lifetime. But our son loves his mommy and … [Read more...] about Daddy Dearest

When I was pregnant with my daughter back in late 2006, I heard about an event so exciting, it took me two years to get there. Baby Loves Disco. The premise is simple—50 parents who miss their club-going days invade a club during daylight hours, their youngsters in tow. Martinis, beer and wine are all available, as are goldfish/animal crackers, nutrigrain bars and juice … [Read more...] about Burn, Baby Burn….

Alan is a pretty good sleeper. We put him down around 7:30 and he sleeps until 3:30, wakes, eats and sleeps until 5:30. Then he sleeps again after breakfast until 10 or 11. The problem? My husband and I go to bed around 11, so our sleep is interrupted four hours later. Then our toddler daughter wakes around 7, so I am averaging about six hours of broken sleep a … [Read more...] about Sleepless in Beantown