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Speaking of the dreaded “G” word
Oddly enough, the only time (so far or at least to my face) I’ve been asked if I’m the “grandma” was while I was visibly pregnant. We were shopping at Babies ‘R Us (I hate that name. I mean, come on!...
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When will he have a brother or sister?
When hell freezes over? Is that a little strong? I guess it’s a fair enough question. Anyone crazy enough to have one baby at 51 might just be crazy enough to have another at age 52 or 53. In fact, the...
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More sex and cheating pregnant women!
You are probably wise to my tricks by now and realize that this post will have nothing to do with sex or pregnant women who cheat. It’s only a ploy to get more clicks. I promised in my last post, Let’s...
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Spot the headline “error”
Before we begin, let me apologize to the writer of the headline in question. I know that there is nothing worse for a real writer than to have a pedantic little smart ass waiting to pounce on any tiny...
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He looks just like you!
The baby and I spent a lovely day with our friend this week. She is not a mom yet, but she hopes to be some day. She is also of a “certain” age, so she most likely would have to use an egg donor to...
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Can a baby’s birthday party cost more than a wedding?
Short answer, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, absolutely it can, if you let it. And I’m not talking an over-the-top pony and circus party at a country club, either. I’m talking crappy tater tots...
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On a serious note
I’ve struggled with this blog post for almost a week now. I usually try to keep it lighter, but I feel like I need to make it clear that I know how lucky we are, I constantly think about how...
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Mayor Bloomberg, you never saw this one coming, did you?
Way back in Archduke Franz-Michael’s first term as NYC mayor, he banned smoking in all bars and restaurants in New York City. I was, and still am, totally outraged even these many years later when...
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30 days in “the hole”
Or 5 days with a sick almost-2-year-old toddler…which would you choose? You’d choose the sick toddler? OK, tough gal (or to my 2 sweet guy friends from high school who are men enough to actually admit...
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Organic-ish
My friend, Nadine, moved to Seattle a few years ago. She’s going to launch a new business soon featuring organic baby and children’s products. (When she does, I’ll be sure to include a link to her site...
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What will having a baby to do my body?
There’s one issue that you don’t really need to worry about when you have a baby in your 50s that younger women worry about: What will having a baby do to my body? When you’re under 40, sadly the only...
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My c-section confession
I never wanted to even try “natural” childbirth. There, I said it. In fact, I was thrilled when my doctor decided that we should schedule a c-section. My “birthing plan” up to that point had consisted...
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The peace of pumpkin picking
Saturday was one of those almost perfect autumn days in NE PA, so we went pumpkin picking. Our mommy’s helper, Kerri, works at a farmer’s market, and they have tractor-pulled hay rides up into...
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Hire a photographer for the holidays
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; –Robert Herrick Being older parents means our little guy has cousins who are old enough to babysit! But then again, most of his cousins are...
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The terrible twos vs. menopause
Menopause means never having to ask, “Is it cold in here?” Thanks to perimenopause, I haven’t been cold in about 15 years. I’ve barely needed a Winter coat for the last five years. It has to be...
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Bah, Humbug!
I’m not a big fan of the holiday season, but I’ve promised to act “as if” for the sake of the Little Guy until he’s old enough to become jaded and bitter, too. So once again this year, I’ll be watching...
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Happy, Merry, Joyous!
My husband and I (but mostly my husband, as I watched and sipped a lovely red….) stayed up until 2am assembling the “big” present for the little guy, and it was well worth it! The box says, “OVER 100...
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Pea-ghazi? Pea-gate? Peapot Dome!
Whether or not you have a baby is your own choice and business. But, if you only need to be told something once…twice tops….definitely don’t have a toddler. If you wouldn’t enjoy hearing someone repeat...
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We Meant HIS Underwear!
I’ve been a very bad blogger. So, in that spirit, here’s my entry for the “I’m Such a Messed-Up Mommy” award… As I cleaned up F’s cubicle at his school this afternoon, what do I find? Underwear. Which...
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Raising feminist men
March is Women’s History Month in the U.S., but every time I turn around, I see something that makes me sad about the state of feminism. Nothing makes me sadder than to hear a woman say, “I’m...
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