TodaysMama

Processed and packaged foods are a convenient choice for today’s busy families, but they’re loaded with strange additives. Some are okay, and some should be avoided, especially with kids since they are uniquely vulnerable.

You’ve worked too hard this year to let all the great things your kids learned slip down into the hazy, lazy days of summer. What’s your plan?

Emma tugged at her piggy tails. “They’re too babyish,” she muttered. I knew she was feeling too babyish, as well.

At 39 weeks pregnant, I can’t think about anything except going into labor. Is it going to happen now? How about now? Maybe now?

Emma just walked by me. My 6-year-old girl is decked out in my wedding veil and a summer sundress despite the 17-degree weather.

My 5-year-old son, Vincent, tells the truth. Well, more specifically, he tells the truth on others. In other words, he’s a tattletale.

There are a lot of things I’m good at. Cooking isn’t one of them.

My baby boy is due in a month. Of course, I’m worrying about the little guy’s health, labor and delivery, and how I’m going to lose my baby weight. But I also can’t stop wondering how my daughter is going to adjust to sharing the spotlight.

Though Benny has a great vocabulary and has no difficulty expressing his needs and wants, I sometimes wonder if I’ll ever fully understand what he’s thinking.

I thought that once the video game was hooked up he’d be immediately engaged in some game for hours.