I'm a big supporter of breastfeeding in public, but I never was able to. My kid is just too curious. If we're out, Teddy wants to look around. He could be starving, but would never be able to nurse be…
Each morning, I am a very sad Cathy-cartoon cliche, standing in front of my closet and lamenting that I have nothing to wear. ACK! Make that silently lamenting. Because I am too embarrassed t…
Newborn baby! So exciting. You saw the pic your buddy posted in facebook, with the kid's stats - weight, height, gender, name. You want to visit that tiny creature and get a first hand look. But when?…
Looking at my Facebook feed last night, I saw a lot of comments from people about the Boston Marathon bombing - prayers for the victims and their families, sadness, anger, frustration. It seemed my fr…
Before I get into our weekly roundup of interesting reads, it must be said that Liz is on her way to the Big Apple to run a half marathon this weekend! Holy crap, right? So proud! I think the farthest…
For some reason, people see a pregnant belly as an open invitation for conversation. Somehow, if you have a person growing inside you, you just must want to share every detail with any passerby. When …
Confession: I have not read Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love," which is a Class A white-lady sin. Well, I read the first chapter or so, and all I remember is this quote: “Having a baby is…
We're starting a new weekly feature here at Pluck, titled "What's working right now," with an emphasis on the "right now." So much parenting stuff I read promises answers to my most frustrating kiddo …
We've been doing baby sign language with Teddy for the past few months, and he's got a few signs down now: all done, eat, nursing, potty, more. They all took awhile to take hold - lots of us signing t…
This year, I'm rebelling against my 20s. I turned 30 this last December. Most women dread it, I hear. Me? I was excited. 30 seems like such a milestone. Regardless of what they say, you can trus…
