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I had one of those transcendent motherhood moments about a month or so ago in a dark ultrasound room of Mercy Hospital. I was laying on the white-sheeted gurney with

The Supreme Court this week is hearing arguments for marriage equality. They are hearing arguments on two cases: California’s Proposition 8 banning gay marriage and the federal Defense of

My son was born early, but only by 11 days. I wasn’t totally prepared, but he was ready and came out a healthy 7 pounds, 7 ounces. But for so

I hadn’t even considered the question of a daily multivitamin until a friend asked me about it the other day. Should my almost-2-year-old be chewing a sweet gummy daily? Naturally,

Ever since I was a small child, my brother, father and I would cozy up on the couch on Christmas Eve and read “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” My

I, like parents across the country, will hug my son a bit tighter tonight. But it won’t be enough. I will think of those children and their parents and ache for

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we had a surprise baby shower for my husband’s cousin who is expecting a baby in the spring. She was barely showing – just about

I did something really stupid the other day. Something colossally thoughtlessly stupid that could have resulted in a disaster. I was walking down the street pushing my son in

By Sunday evening, before the rain even started, daycare announced their closure for Monday. It became clear pretty quickly that Hurricane Sandy wasn’t messing around and we would be