How my second born child’s life is different from (or similar to) her older brother – Part 1

It was under five years ago that I began a beautiful journey with Aaron. As soon as we got engaged and got married three months later, we knew we wanted kids. Plural. We both wanted two kids. Baby J now Toddler J or TJ was born two years later. In fact, I was pregnant onContinue

What you really need in a first-time baby registry – Part 3 (*Breastfeeding edition)

What you really need in a first-time baby registry – Part 1 Getting around Most women I know, including myself, start out with the intention of wanting to breastfeed their babies. While this indeed becomes a reality for many, for several others these intentions become challenging catalysts for disappointment and depression, and a post partum phaseContinue

What you really need in a first-time baby registry – Part 2

One more friend gets pregnant and one more registry to go over to decide what gift I would want to get the parents-to-be. I like looking at other people’s registries. Used to be that in the past, before I had kids, whenever I visited friends with kids for the first time, I always brought alongContinue

Baby Shower

Aaron and I celebrated our baby’s arrival next month with a baby shower last week. I had a lot of fun seeing all my friends including coworkers whom I consider friends. It was a beautiful evening with chatter, games (designing onesies and bibs, and sippy cup sipping- thank goodness for no lame ‘measure the bellyContinue

Baby Shower/Godh Bharai

A great way to start a blog on parenting and motherhood is by writing about the baby shower. To me, this is the first public acknowledgement of my pregnancy, my entry into the journey of motherhood, a societal acceptance of my family unit, and the emergence of the awareness of my life having gotten newContinue