The Last First Year

There is a moment in motherhood when you realize that you have been holding your breath. As if forgetting to breathe will somehow slow the passage of time, in all the right places. It is the deep inhale as your baby settles in to sleep, buffered and bolstered by the crook of your arm, the…

The Language of Boys

Excited to have this piece published on HuffPost Parents this week.  There’s a great conversation happening over there about how we raise boys! ************* I love pink. I wore pink heels at my wedding.  My cell phone cover is pink, my nails are pink, and I’ve been known to hide a bright pink streak in…

You Know You’re The Baby When….

I used to worry that I wouldn’t have enough love to spare when my second child was born. I was wrong.  Ben came into this world with a hearty yell, and immediately I knew that he was mine.  My heart exploded, and grew wings, and turned into a butterfly that flew over rainbows and through…

Bennie Boo

Dear Bennie, Tonight, as I rocked you to sleep, I could feel your heart beat against mine. I am so in love with you. When I walk into your room as you wake up from a nap, you pop your little head up and smile the biggest smile.  You love to snuggle into my neck,…

Let It Be

I held my tiny boy in the front seat of my car today. We were parked outside of Max’s preschool, tucked beside a tree, waiting for the clock on the dashboard to find the numbers that would signal it was time to rejoin the world.  A damp burp rag hung from the sun visor, creating…

Two Hands, One Heart

My son’s scream sliced through the din of the restaurant lobby.  It was a four year old’s panicked scream, the kind of scream that makes a parent’s body go cold in an instant. Max’s tiny fingers were caught in the enormous door. I keep replaying that moment in my mind.  It’s a horrifying, slow-motion movie.  We were on…

Benjamin Hayden

Benjamin Hayden Simon. Our sweet son made his way into this big beautiful world on May 15th, 2013.  At 8 lbs 8 oz and 19 3/4 inches long, he ended up being exactly the size that he was meant to be. You wrote your own story my little love, because your arrival into the ever-changing…