Random Neural Firings

New Mommy Monday

August17

We’re going to start an occasional feature around here, born out of a conversation I had at lunch yesterday with my friend, Kate. Kate’s in her third trimester with her second, but it’s been a while since she had her first and she says she can’t remember much about the infant years. Plus, all the gear options and recommendations have changed so much!

So I found myself in the unexpected position of being full of random information that was actually useful! I never expected I would know stuff that someone who isn’t a new mom wouldn’t know. But there I was, prattling about the easiest-to-clean high chair (the Boon), which stroller I’d get if I had it to do over again (the Bugaboo Frog or The Bob Revolution), and how the beautiful necklace she was wearing reminded me of Mommy Necklaces.

“Did you write a blog post about that,” she asked? Not yet. But I will now. And most Mondays. All about the gear, the stuff, the “new” advice (infants should be in a rear-facing car seat until 2 years old now) for new moms or moms like Kate. Kate, by the way, is one of those beautiful pregnant women who hasn’t gained a pound anywhere except her belly. And yet, I don’t hate her.

Plus, Kate is going to tell me all about the early school years, and how to handle boys and video games, a subject I have a feeling will come up in our household in a few years. I’ll share her tips with you all, too.