My frog princess is talking. Well, not so much but she is trying. She's got "Dada" down. When she started calling Chico Mendes (the infamous puggle in our lives) "Dada" I started saying no, baby, that's the D-O-G. So after a few times of correcting she says "D-O-H". Every once in a while she actually pronounces the G but who cares, right? She'll get it eventually. For the record, ...
Mamis Are Like Snowflakes…
…No two are the same. I love that. I was lucky enough to have learned that lesson while I was working at Scholastic Book Fairs long before I became a Mami. I had the privilege and pleasure to work with a big group of moms. Some had grown children, some had grandkids and some I had the pleasure of seeing pregnant with their own bundle of joy. I would sit in on conversations and after ...
The Sleep Ninja
I am the mother of a 10-month old today (and I am still in awe that I am a Mami and still cry every once in a while out of sheer joy that I have her). My frog princess is a happy baby. Generally, sleeps well. When she woke in the middle of the night it was to nurse and then right back to sleep she went. A couple of weeks after I started work I realized that I couldn’t keep her up past ...
My Mami
9/28/10 So, this blog is about Mamihood but at times we forget that as Mamis there are so many other aspects to us. My mom has cancer. It is bile duct cancer, not very common (government name: cholangiocarcinoma). Long story short, we're in the midst of 8 cycles of chemo. At last check, we are winning. But this morning Patty, one of the nurses at the doctor's office, called to let me know ...
Welcome to My Mamihood…
I wanted my mamihood to be glamorous! Heels, seasonal dresses and the hair properly done in the manner which I was accustomed to. But alas, that is not how it is meant to be. Half the time I have some sort of puke or drool on my outfit and although Tameka Sparrow (Salon Namora) tries her best to keep me looking fly, I'll be lucky if my hair makes it to her hands once a month. As I type this ...
