Boston Baby Mama

This pregnancy is not like the other

2012-02-11T10:14:00.001-05:00

As I head into the second trimester of my second pregnancy I have been thinking a lot about the differences between this one and the last one three years ago. Of course there are the major differences in my life at that time. We lived downtown in a two bedroom condo. I was working...not full-time in an office but I was self employed and working every day. I was in pretty great shape when I got

The family cold strikes again...redux

2012-02-10T12:01:00.000-05:00

I mentioned in my last post that, being a newbie at this, I had accidentally deleted my first full-length post. So now I am trying to recreate it in the light of day, two cups of coffee strong…and without cough medicine on board. I had wanted to contribute to this blog with the best of intentions: to join a great group of

The family cold strikes again

2012-02-09T16:08:00.002-05:00

Earlier today I posted my first post on this blog. Then in my cough suppressant-induced haze I realized I had misspelled strikes as "stikes" (did I mean "spikes"?) and in my haste to correct the title wiped out the post all together. Figures. Well I was trying to convey the point (probably better than I will now) that I had all these great intentions joining this blog. I was going to wax poetic

The state of America as seen at Walt Disney World

2012-02-08T14:39:00.000-05:00

We just returned from our second adventure to Disney. I know I said after the last trip we wouldn't be going for a few years, but the opportunity arose and I couldn't pass it by! So my mom, M and I traveled up from South Florida and this time we stayed 3 days on property and visited 3 parks. There are many things that have changed in the 30 years I have been visiting Disney World (about 100

Get Crafty - Dinosaur Hoodie

2012-02-07T11:26:00.000-05:00

H is all dinosaurs all the time right now. Over Thanksgiving she had found a stuffed dinosaur in the closet of my childhood bedroom. It's Little Foot from the Land Before Time movie and it's is a little more than half the size of her body. My dad had gotten it for me the Christmas after the movie had come out, to be a companion for my stuffed Fivel from An American Tail. Anyway, H has become

Winter Quinoa Bowl

2012-02-02T08:17:00.000-05:00

Quinoa is one of my favorite foods. It is versatile and you can include it in dishes either warm or cold. I have been eating quinoa since I was a child in Lima, Peru, but it has always mainly been a diet staple for the Andean people living in the mountains. I was lucky that my grandfather knew the nutritional value of quinoa and made sure it was served in our home regularly. Quinoa

A Mother's Choice

2012-02-01T06:25:00.000-05:00

My daughter has a sixth sense. She knows when something important is about to happen, and somehow she always gets sick. In the early fall we planned a trip to the Dominican Republic for my brother-in-law's 40th birthday. My parents were on board to watch M, so we made arrangements to stop off in Florida before heading to the Caribbean. The next day we were to take a limo an hour and a half

Get Crafty - Simple and Sweet

2012-01-31T09:48:00.000-05:00

Dry Erase Frame This is something I saw on Pinterest that I thought was just such a great idea. I usually leave for work before H and my husband wake up, but I try to have everything ready for him so that all he has to do is get her clothes on and get out the door. But sometimes I wind up sending texts once I get to work with any little tidbits he may need to know. When I saw someone post

Super Bowl Special: Authentic Pulled Pork

2012-01-30T22:09:00.000-05:00

Whenever I visit my husband's family in Virginia (near Norfolk, for those of you keeping score), I shamelessly peer into the refrigerator for the telltale signs of my very favorite pulled pork. My mother in law makes a giant batch of this and we wolf it down, standing up at her kitchen island, practically before we even say hello to everyone.* *This is the south, so that actually can take quite

Sitters and Background Checks

2012-01-26T20:15:00.002-05:00

Now that we are deep into the Indian winter and with nowhere to go, we finally joined the Children's Museum. I took my son, I'll call him G, last week to check out the Creative Play Space area for kids three and under. As we parked our Uppababy in the stroller lot I immediately felt warm and fuzzy when I saw the huge play area with a train station, a kitchen station, a

Landed Gentry, II

2012-01-24T11:01:00.000-05:00

So in part I, I talked about the wonderful world of snooping around people's hosues that is called a house hunt. We chose...the house with the mother of pearl toilet seat in the powder room, a mirrored wall in the den, and a wall-to-wall leopard print carpet in the master bedroom. Scary? A bit. Nevertheless, it spoke to me. It was otherwise in great condition and really, you can get new

Hiring a Full-Time Nanny – First Impressions

2012-01-24T08:19:00.001-05:00

As with almost all the needs of children, the type of care that you require comes in various phases. When I was pregnant with our daughter, I knew that we would need someone full-time when I returned to work so this person would have a significant influence on our daughter’s life. I remember reaching out through exploring various resources, including nanny agencies (charging a finder’s fee),

Interesting Reads 2.21.12

2012-01-21T15:18:00.000-05:00

I've decided to attempt to do a weekly post containing interesting reads from the week I have found on the interweb. Here is my first crack at it! Enjoy - This article on what to do when you daughter thinks she is fat (and only 7!) brought tears to my eyes. So perfectly written. - A father heads to a parenting workshop to become a better parents (maybe stop using the F word so much buddy) in

It's OK to have online friends

2012-01-20T06:46:00.001-05:00