shutting off, time out and other such luxuries.

S and B were over with their 6 week old last week. It’s always interesting to meet other new parents who have similar social moral values and codes as you. It gives you so much to reflect on and decide on where your own daily parenting is concerned.
However, that’s not the story here. Something S [...]

Sometimes in the middle of all that I do each day- my incessant conversation with him, the laughter, the feeds, diaper changes, the photos, the fun, giggles, happiness, the stories, the entertainment, sleeplessness and excitement- I catch him looking at me with an almost perplexed semi-smile (he gets that from k), almost as if he’s lovingly indulging [...]

someone else said it just right.

“But you know, this mommy stuff is hard work, and something that no one can rightfully explain to you before you’ve had a child.I thought that after Ruby was born I’d strap her on to me like some exotic appendage and continue my life as I knew it, writing, reading, going to movies, seeing friends, [...]

the been-there-done-thats of the mom world.

For every one Naddu story I have excitedly recounted to someone (someone who asked mind you- I make it a conscious point to only talk about him when asked), I have had about 2 been-there-done-that responses to it.
There are so many things in life you get to do before someone else you know does it. Travelling, parasailing, a certain job, an [...]

inside, outside.

Becoming a mom is easy. It’s being a mom that takes a while. Your body shows it immediately. Your mind takes longer to adjust. But no matter how much you change into the mommy you thought you would never be, there is always the you that you were before baby somewhere inside you, pitching in [...]