Having More than One Child

April 30, 2012

Over the weekend I helped to throw a baby shower for a good friend. Amongst the gifts of onesies and diapers, bottle brushes and blankets, she was showered with advice from those of us most recently emerging from the trenches.

Since this is her second child, she laughed and said, “I think I remember some of this.”

Those of us…

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.