My whole family was in town this past weekend for Sienna's dedication (like a christening). My parents and sister Jackie stayed with me and my cousin Khari (Sienna's newly minted godfather) was over every morning at 8:30 to get the party started. When I have a house full, one of the mornings I usually end up asking Lateef to run and get bagels and lox - even hungry hungry mama gets tired of cooking every meal. I asked him to stop at Whole Foods and grab me a bag of Udi's Gluten Free Everything ...
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Long Weekend in Stinson Beach
I'm a bit late in getting this post up, but I've been meaning to share our recent long weekend in Stinson Beach. Our close friends invited us to hang at their summer rental in Stinson Beach for a few days since we were going to be in the Bay Area for a wedding. Stinson Beach is a small beach community about 45 minutes north of San Francisco.We were wavering on the invitation, mainly because the thought of hauling the kids and all our stuff to another location sounded tiring. I'm so glad our ...
Musings on the End of an Era
August 1-7, 2018 was World Breastfeeding Week. All week I was trying to figure out what I wanted to say about breastfeeding and this post is literally where I am today in my journey. In true form, I am posting this two days after the end of World Breastfeeding Week, but, hey, I've been busy BF. Sienna is definitely our last child. We have a 16 year old, a 28 month old and an 11 month old. Our tribe is definitely full (and we're often crazed). I decided that Sienna would get the boob for one ...
We All Need to Pat Ourselves on the Back Sometimes
I was on the phone with my best friend Tatiana today, while also sitting at my desk pumping (and trying to hurry up before a conference call – always multitasking). She called me and then texted me and said she needed to talk about something (as we all do on the daily) and so of course I made time to call her. After getting the recap of what was going on with her, she said to me - “You know you are juggling a lot right now. A busy legal job, two kids under three, commuting, trying to get dinner ...
Traveling While Pumping
I love my kids. But me and my husband were feeling the need to have a break-y break! A weekend away, without the kids, to have some time together (and not to be awoken from sleep on the daily with DADDDDYYYY or crying). But I'm still exclusively breastfeeding and pumping so my biggest worry was figuring how to work in my pumping. Here I'll tell you all of my shortcuts for making pumping while traveling do-able. Tip 1: Stay in a central location Book a hotel or Airbnb in as central a location ...
Keeping Up With the Jones’
I had the most refreshing lunch today with my cousin who was visiting from D.C. She has two boys that are 7 and 9 - she is in the next phase of motherhood, while I am still in the tantrum and drooling stages. She left me with some helpful wisdom that I wanted to share with others. She reminded me to just try to do what is best for YOUR kids. And try not to look left and look right at what other people are doing. The best thing isn’t necessarily the most expensive thing or having your children in ...