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Isn’t she lovely? Our baby story

Originally published Nov. 5 and 12, 2017, in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y.

“It can happen any number of ways,” they tell you in childbirth class. But they add that when it’s time to head to the hospital, you’ll just know.

Getting anxious waiting for baby

Originally published Oct. 22, 2017, in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y.

“We’ll see you next week. Unless something happens. Then call us.”

Counting down to baby … with lots of diapers

Originally published Oct. 8, 2017, in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y.

The newborn diapers look like paper footballs. I could flick one past Sarah’s raised fingers.

Goodbye home office, hello nursery

Originally published Sept. 24, 2017, in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y.

Goodbye, leafy green walls that welcomed me every morning.

Making a baby shower your own

Originally published Sept. 10, 2017, in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y.

I watched as the scene at the barbecue grill unfolded. My dad and Sarah’s dad were chatting happily as they turned the chicken. I had sealed the same chicken that I…

Say no to the child care waiting list fee

Originally published Sept. 3, 2017, in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y.

Every month we pay rent.

Then we pay student loans.

Feeling the baby kick for the first time

Originally published Aug. 27, 2017, in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y.

We’re now visiting our prenatal care facility every two weeks. We like the facility, which is run by three MDs and several midwives, and since we’re…

A letter to the baby about family

Originally published Aug. 6, 2017, in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y.

Dear Baby To Be, Inside Your Mother:

Sorry. We didn’t give you a fun nickname. Apparently Mom and Dad’s peers name their unborn children…

Now that we’re expecting, we need things

Originally published June 21, 2017, in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y.

Does anyone have a rocking chair?

Our pregnancy is past the halfway point, and as the summer grows more uncomfortable and…

How do you raise a child in an era where fear prevails?

Originally published June 14, 2017, in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y.

How do you raise a child in this?