My New Full-Time Job
I will never forget my first night in the hospital with my first child. I made sure they put him right next to me so I could constantly check that he was still breathing. I wanted to make sure I was there to feed him when he was hungry. And boy was he hungry. He […]
Deadlines
As I watch the shutdown clock on CNN tick upwards I just keep thinking that this is really my “past due” clock. As a cable TV news producer I pay close attention to things like a looming government shutdown. But my second child was due September 29th so I kind of assumed this was a […]
The Waiting Game
I am 41 weeks pregnant and at that point when everyday seems like an eternity. My husband and I thought we would have a baby by now so we’ve put everything in our lives on hold, my mother has been in town for two weeks waiting to meet the baby and the rest of my […]
To Lean In or Opt Out?
I have been reading a lot about “Leaning In” and “Opting Out” lately and debating the merits of working motherhood vs. staying at home. There are countless factors that play into every woman’s decision but recently I found there are two main factors that weigh on my mind: daycare costs and income disparity. Let me […]