My mother’s post, “What’s missing?” left me in tears. Bittersweet tears. Tears of happiness that my mother got to experience for 22 years the love of her father… tears of sadness that my mother has not been able to share the last 33 years with her father, here on earth.
As I read her [...]

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In the past week, three of my NYC friends have lost their jobs. One is an investment banker. One’s in fashion. And another is a waitress.
It’s scary.
Are they married with families?
The investment banker is. The fashion friend is. The waitress isn’t.
It’s scary for all of them. The kind of [...]

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4 years ago today my William was born.
It was a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in New York City.
William’s delivery was not an easy one… I pushed and pushed and pushed (and pushed some more) for hours. I just kept looking into my husband’s eyes, with tears down my cheeks and thinking, “I just want to [...]

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My husband and I were at a wedding for one of our best friends in NYC this weekend. It was one of those events that I had been excited about for months. Time with just Matt and me. A romantic getaway. Fancy hotel. Seeing friends from college. And just [...]

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I was asked by one of my close girlfriend’s the other day if I ever get tired…
This was yesterday, while Matthew was away overnight on business:
6 am: Foot in face. (William hopped into my bed at 3 am and horse-kicked my nose on way into bed)
8:30 am: About to leave to drop [...]

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This morning marked a day in Alexander’s transition to “big-boy-hood.”
I have been calling Alexander “Ally” since he was born. Funny, because when we first found out I was expecting a boy… we told everyone we were naming him Alexander.
So, of course, the question was posed, “What will you call him? Alex? Lex? [...]

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3 weeks ago today I had my c-section.
As all mamas of c-sections know… the recovery is a little different than that of a vaginal birth.
There are definite dos and don’ts for c-section recovery, and I am becoming quite familiar with them.
I remember my OB/GYN coming by the hospital on the day of my discharge and [...]

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I guess having a big family and children so close in age is a matter of interest, and perhaps a bit of curiosity.
Our friend Kristina Sauerwein at BabyCenter recently sent me some great questions about my 4 boys under 4, and my interview has been posted on

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My son William has always loved the show Dora the Explorer.
As a mom, I love the show Dora the Explorer because it has taught William how to say some words in Spanish. He takes great pride that he can say words like “uno, dos, tres”…
Well… last night we were sitting on the couch reading [...]

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