Birth Story: The Induction, the C-Sections and the End of Second Guessing
Rory turned two on Saturday. While many people have commented “I can’t believe he’s already two!” I keep thinking “Wow, he’s only two?” Yes, this is partially because he’s as big at two as Noah was at 3 1/2. But…
April Resolution: My Diastasis Can Kiss My Ass(tasis)
All this nice weather is making it hard to blog. I’ve been spending a lot of time outside working in the yard of our new house, which I’ve basically ignored until this month. I’ve been continuing on my quest to…
Five Things Friday: 5 Things You Should Do Before You Have a Baby
My former colleague Jenny launched a blog this week called Mama Needs a Big Idea. Jenny is a writer by trade and has come up with some fantastic work for McKinney, so it’s no surprise that her blog is great. Jenny…
Ten Tantrums: a retrospective
Those of you connected with me on Twitter or Instagram may be familiar with a series of photos I’ve been posting this fall. It began with a picture of Rory mid-flail and went from there. I called it #autumntantrum. 1. We’re…
Babies, I’ve Had the Blues
The last couple weeks have been rough. Sure, here on Hot Breakfast it’s been all “I’m making soup” and “Tell me what books to read.” But behind the scenes there have been some gray clouds. Collapsing onto couches, big sighs,…
Mike
Six years ago this week on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, I received a devastating phone call. Pat had gone to a wedding in Ohio, and I was driving to the airport to pick him up. As I slowed to take…
Shame, sweat and tears (or, I am a Monti podcast)
Exciting news, guys! I had planned on eventually writing a post recounting the story I told at The Monti’s “Shit Happens” show. But The Monti has saved me the trouble by making my story this week’s podcast! I wish I…
I Got 99 Problems, and Number Two is #1
This is a post about bodily functions. One bodily function, actually. It’s fitting, considering this blog basically got started talking about boobs. And let’s face it. This is the material I have to work with. I can’t advise you on…
Opting out, leaning in and searching for something in between
This, again, already? That was my first reaction when I saw the New York Times article “The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In.” It seems like only yesterday that I was intrigued by the original article about “The Opt-Out Revolution,” But…
Sometimes a girl just needs to get laid off.
After two years and as many attempts, I finally finished Gretchen Rubin’s “The Happiness Project”. Don’t get me wrong; I found the book to be an easy, engaging read from the start. I immediately identified with the author. I just…
