Girl’s Life

This poll is from Babycenter.com about how toddlers (specifically for those 15 months old) communicate with their parents. Yes, Sophia whines and cries like the best of them. But it was really surprising to realize that those are not her primary (or favorite, as the polls suggests) ways to get our attention, and that […]

When I was pregnant and constantly contemplating and researching life with baby, I heard and read a lot about teaching babies sign language to help them communicate before their verbal language skills are really strong. And I thought it sounded great! What could be better than lessening the frustration of a mini who is trying […]

I just recently finished reading Jay Mohr’s new book Gasping for Airtime : Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live, and I couldn’t stop laughing. For those of you who are already Mohr fans, this book is a hilarious and also dark look into Jay’s life during his two years on SNL. The […]

I’m in a pretty amazing book club with a handful of good friends. Because of it, I’ve had the opportunity to experience some great reads (soon to be listed in a “Current and Recent Reads” section I’m creating for the blog). Recently, we read Alice Sebold’s Lovely Bones about 14-year-old Susie Salmon who is raped […]