The weekend before Christmas my husband and I are out at our first child-free party. We both changed out of our uniforms of flannels and leggings and snagged my little brother and his girlfriend as babysitters for the evening, and (after promises of apple cinnamon pancakes) the next morning so we could sleep in. [...]

There is one question I avoid, at all costs….
“Is Paige sleeping in her crib yet?”
Depending on my mood, I either mumble “Nosheissleepingwithmebutsometimesshenapsinhercrib…” Or I sigh and go on my tyrant about the joys of co-sleeping. How it’s easier for me, since Paige gets up two, or three times a night to just hand her [...]