the complete maternally challenged blog

Baby G’s hair is coming in just as mine is leaving. I first noticed it in a Gap dressing room ...

Baby G has been saying “mama.” The first time I heard it, I assumed he was being ironic. Weeks later, ...

I lost my son’s foreskin. I’m just going to say it. It was wrapped in tissue, sealed in a baggie, ...

What surprises me most about fatherhood? 1. How little sleep I really need. I’m not saying I don’t bump into ...

Having a baby makes me realize how utterly thoughtless I've been. Everyone gets you a gift. And I mean everyone ...

By the time he’s my age, I probably won’t be in G’s life. The unfortunate reality of being an older ...

Since Baby G has arrived, I feel like a priest. Like I’m running a fertility confessional. People feel compelled to share: ...

Let’s mutilate a child and then eat! These are the words I imagine coming from the mouth of the mohel--the ...

I was once standing on a beach near Cancun with my sister when we felt a tickling under our feet ...

Four minutes into his life, a nurse places Baby G, still gooey and smelling of womb, onto my naked chest ...

I wanted a kid. It was a relentless ache and it took hold just as my 40s were gaining momentum. I ...