October 2018 WRITING FOR TWO LET’S GET PHYSICAL Before I had a child, I had no understanding of the true scope of physical development that babies undergo in their first year of life. When you stop to think... Erin Hall
September 2018 WRITING FOR TWO MOTHER’S MILK There are a lot of “hot button” topics in the world of motherhood: vaccines, circumcision, sleep training. But the most deeply-rooted and emotional of these... Erin Hall
July 2018 WRITING FOR TWO FLUFF LIFE There are so many different schools of parenting these days that it is dizzying. From my pregnancy, to my birth plan, to the way I’ve cared for my son since he... Erin Hall
June 2018 WRITING FOR TWO DADDY ISSUES Like Mother’s Day before it, Father’s Day is rife with all sorts of warring emotions. Some people have difficult relationships with their fathers. They may be... Erin Hall
May 2018 WRITING FOR TWO LEAVING ON A JET PLANE It was a sight to behold. Every time we told someone we were planning to take a cross-country trip with our 4 month-old son, they looked at us with a... Erin Hall
April 2018 WRITING FOR TWO THE NEW “NORMAL” We’ve finally exited what’s called the fourth trimester, and our son is now much more “alert baby” and much less “confused squishy thing.” With... Erin Hall
March 2018 WRITING FOR TWO NO SLEEP TILL BROOKLYN The cartoonish image of a bleary-eyed, zombified, sleep-deprived new parent is so cliché at this point it’s laughable. But it’s also true. As with... Erin Hall
February 2018 WRITING FOR TWO BABY BLUES If you read last month’s special installment, you’re aware that our son Emmett arrived on December 8th in spectacular fashion. Since then, my husband John... Erin Hall
January 2018 WRITING FOR TWO 41 HOURS OR LABOR SPECIAL “ADDITION” I shouldn’t have been surprised when December 3rd came and went with no sign of labor—I knew the statistics about passing... Erin Hall
December 2017 WRITING FOR TWO END OF THE ROAD Chances are that as you read this column, I am holding my newborn child. As I sit here composing it, our due date is less than three weeks away and we’re... Erin Hall
November 2017 WRITING FOR TWO GONE TO THE DOGS Welcome back to the final countdown! As this issue debuts, I’m hitting the 36 week mark of my pregnancy—a mere four weeks away from the expected delivery... Erin Hall
October 2017 WRITING FOR TWO ROUNDING THIRD I have no idea how, but here we are—the third trimester, the home stretch. When this issue hits the stands, I’ll be approaching week 31 of my pregnancy (the... Erin Hall