It’s been a busy couple of weeks at the Casa de Cannata. Chloe is recently obsessed with airplanes, so we’ve been taking lots of walks to look for them. However, often the best way to see them is to simply lay down and look up! Always with Cheerios in hand, of course! Fortunately for this…

Whenever someone asks me what the hardest part about being a parent is, I don’t say the obvious things like lack of sleep, toddler willfulness, daycare costs, etc. I say that when you become a parent, a piece of yourself now lives outside of your body, and it’s the most important piece, but despite your…

This winter, we’ve had no snow. Like, none. As a Texan, the snow is still novel to me and I thoroughly enjoy a few good snow days throughout the winter. However, this winter has been one for the books – no snow in New York, below freezing temperatures in Texas, and snow on the mountains…

Well, thanks to a case of Covid, the California trip never happened. I had to stay home, mask around everyone and skip all social engagements. Thankfully, I didn’t feel too terrible, but the hardest thing for me was having to mask around Chloe. Not being able to kiss those cheeks is truly a punishment. Fortunately,…

…for everyone to be sick! Or, more specifically, for me and Rob to be sick! This week, I tested positive for strep throat and he tested positive for Covid. We have been trying to quarantine from each other because, yes, you can have both illnesses at the same time, as well as trying to keep…

If I’m being honest, one of the best parts about being a parent is that your child is obsessed with you. I hear this changes as their hormones kick in, but when they are little, you are #1. Or, I should say, mommy is #1. Chloe is solidly in a “mommy phase” right now, and…

I’ve never been one to make new year’s resolutions. While I like the idea of the new year as a fresh start, resolutions have always felt either arbitrary or based in vanity. However, this new year marks a year and a half into parenthood, which feels like a good time to reflect on all that…