http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog Stories from the trenches of motherhood. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s a simple word, a word that I never gave much thought. When I was in elementary school, the teacher would call my name and I would say, “present.” Meaning, I’m right here. When I got older it was just a given that if I was somewhere then ... http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/25/presence/ Let me start by saying that this experiment was not on my agenda. It was involuntary and in the beginning, I even compared it to not having any heat in the house during winter. However, much to my surprise, in the end the outcome was more than I expected. It started ... http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/31/the-7-day-experiment/ “Surprise!” “What did you do?” “I made you polka dots mommy. Surprise!” “Holy !@%$#%!!!!!!” That was the conversation I had with my 4-year-old a few days ago. Oh, he surprised me all right, by redecorating every wall and floor downstairs with a collection of painted polka dots. Let’s start from the beginning… For ... http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/21/surprise/ I am writing this blog about a blood disorder that I’m pretty sure many of you don’t know about. I didn’t know anything about it until my second son's recent diagnosis. It’s not very common, but doesn’t discriminate and can happen to anyone. My objective is to educate anyone who ... http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/13/this-could-happen-to-your-child/ The Universe has spoken. Apparently it was tired of my fertility flip-flopping and made the decision for me. Yes, I am pregnant with baby #3. And it just so happens that I got rid of most of my baby stuff just last month. Fortunately, I have plenty of fertile friends ... http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/05/here-we-go-again/ That more than twenty people will comment on this and all my blogs. That I have a personal landscaper to take away all of my wrong decisions and the bug bites I obtain when making them. That I am Samantha on Bewitched and can wiggle my nose and turn things around instantaneously. ... http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/24/i-have-a-dream/ The dirty truth is that my life is filled with poop. Dog poop, cat poop, boy poop, and baby girl poop. It's an awful word; one that I never thought would be a main part of my vocab, let alone clean up 50 times a day. Nevertheless, somehow it has ... http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/20/the-dirty-truth/ Dear Blockbuster, I am at the end of my rope with you. But really it's not your fault. It's not your fault that I've been too preoccupied to do the smart and simple thing and join Netflix. It's not your fault that I continue to rent kid's movies from you at ... http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/15/adios-blockbuster/ I recently stepped out of my reality and into the reality of four New York women. In my late twenties and early thirties, I faithfully watched their lives unfold and likened their single-girl experiences to my own. Four years later, not only has Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte's lives changed, ... http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/07/sex-in-the-city-realizations/ Since the birth of my daughter, I'm unable to do a lot of things with just my boys. When my husband is home I try and take advantage of alone time with me and them. They are both at an age now where it is much easier to take them ... http://www.justbreathemom.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/30/attention-bloodshed-in-aisle-six/