Author Archives: milkmother
it’s not called liquid gold for nothin’
The guy in My Big Fat Greek Wedding had his Windex. For my dad, the magic cure is SkinBracer. He calls it “good-all” (when I was a kid I always just thought of it as “green stuff”) and he puts … Continue reading
Filed under mama's milk, mother nature, tips and bits
staring at letters is the new reading!
I started “reading” books to Ruby when she was only a week or two old. She is now almost four months and will often sit quietly–totally entranced–through 4 or 5 board books before turning her attention elsewhere. She is mesmerized by … Continue reading
Filed under baby play, tips and bits
an open love letter to life in the city
Dear Brooklyn, It is weekends like these that make me remember why I love you so much. Even if you sometimes make me angry ($1,800/mo. for a small 1-bedroom, really?!), or frustrated (like when your A express train stops at High Street-Brooklyn Bridge, even … Continue reading
Filed under city life, Uncategorized
natural birth: si, se puede!
Question: Does it hurt to give birth? Answer: Yes! Follow-up question: Can we handle the pain? Answer: Yes!!! Last weekend, I went to my birthing class reunion. We had all met in June for two full days of class (mainly … Continue reading
Filed under bumptastic, giving birth, mother nature
solving baby sock chaos
Ruby has a lot of socks. I actually didn’t purchase a single pair of socks for her…but, inevitably, people buy babies socks for presents. I think it’s because they are adorable (people are suckers for anything that is the miniature … Continue reading
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learning cause-and-effect
My new favorite learning activity that is cheap and easy: teaching Ruby cause-and-effect by (loosely) tying a helium balloon to her ankle and letting her figure out what makes it move. I picked one up in the gift shop of … Continue reading
Filed under baby play, milk money
dressing up the twins
Nothing about my beautiful baby depressed me after her birth. One thing that did make me sad, however, was the realization that I was going straight from maternity clothes to nursing clothes for at least another year. I needed to invest–yet … Continue reading
Filed under city chic, mama's milk, milk duds, tips and bits
does this baby go with my outfit?
People were wearing babies well before they were pushing strollers, but parents’ different lifestyle needs have a lot to do with how often they do it these days. If I lived in a place where I was zipping around in a car, … Continue reading
Filed under baby-wearing, city chic, city life, tips and bits
diaper drama
Jude and I had naturally assumed we were going to use cloth diapers. We were both diapered in cloth as babies ourselves. My mom washed her four children’s cloth diapers at home. Jude’s parents used a diaper service. For my … Continue reading
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milk dreams
Ruby falls asleep on the boob with a giant smirk on her face all the time. She has been smiling and giggling in her sleep since day one. She wakes up each morning with a big toothless grin, as if … Continue reading
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milkmother
