Ten Things I Didn’t Know About Newborns Before I Had Them

January 9, 2012

Before I had babies of my own, I was a godmother for a little girl who I babysat every other weekend or so for the first few years of her life. I was a live in nanny for my cousin who was eighteen months at the time.

I worked in daycares. I had three younger sisters. I’d babysat from the time…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.