Ages & Stages

I was chopping vegetables when my three-year-old walked over and asked what I was cooking for dinner. “Chicken stir fry!” I said, pointing to the bright mounds of peppers and tomatoes, eggplant and squash. She started to pout. “What’s wrong?” I asked,...

My twins have eight days of preschool left - EVER! However you choose to measure time as a parent by ages, stages, or seasons, our preschool stage is over. While I’m happy to have tuition removed as a line item...

My youngest child is on the brink of age 11, wandering into the world of tween life. I get glimpses of the innocent playful version of her but I'm never quite sure if I need to put on the...

Motherhood is all about "seasons." Think about it. No one season is truly better than the other. They all have their pluses and minuses. There is no such thing as a perfect season or a perfect mom.   Newborn babies...

So here I am, facing 40 and approaching true middle age. I feel the pull of time and the disbelief that events in recent memory occurred 10, 15, even 20 years ago. It feels so strange to do things...

There's this little part of parenthood you don't think about when you're pregnant. And the first time you experience it is when your baby is about four months old. Suddenly the 0-3 month clothing is too tight, and you...

This morning, my son managed to tip his bouncer over. I’ll start by saying he is perfectly fine. A little startled but not a scratch to be found on him. It was a real Mommy of the Year moment...

Once upon a time, my kids ran around and played with other kids, boys or girls or anyone, and didn’t stop much unless someone grabbed a toy from them or used their hands instead of their words. Then an...

Kindergarten feels like such a landmark in my childś life. Since my oldest daughter was born, we often referred to life before Kindergarten and what life would be like after Kindergarten.  Liliana: ¨Mom, can I ride the bus?¨ Me: ¨When you...

A little over a year ago, we were in the delivery room, and my husband proudly exclaimed, "Meet your baby boy!" We had waited to find out the gender of both of our little ones, and I can honestly...