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Gender-specific Advice and Observations for New Parents

A certain family member ( you know who you are, padre) does not want to know the gender of the twins my brother and sister-in-law are expecting. This is your opportunity to avert your eyes and find another website to visit, like www.doyoureallythinkeveryonewillkeepitasecretforthenextfourmonths.com

Here’s the advice:

1. The fashion choices (alluded to in another one […]

Growing Up

Last night, the phone rang for the first time. At least that was how it felt when hubby answered and a boy asked “is Aidan there?”

Hubby, ever-protective and probably a bit startled asked “can I tell her who is calling?”

“Billy*, but I am calling for Danny*.”

Gulp. You know it is […]

Thud

Joel, at 14 months, will eat with a fork but he will not walk. It isn’t that he can’t walk. We have seen him do it. He has walked across rooms. But he prefers crawling, which is faster and allows him to keep up with the big kids.

Maybe he is just waiting for […]