A wickedly funny look at the challenges of new parenthood. With cocktail recipes. Being a new mom is "AHHHH! WHAT HAVE I DONE?" hard. Why are all these tiny clothes so expensive? Who wrote these mind-numbing board books? Will Mommy ever carry a purse again that's not a diaper bag? And how is she even functioning off so little sleep? Reasons Mommy Drinks is a fresh, insightful, and hilarious collection of the various struggles faced by new parents-from mommy groups and single-people envy to the end of maternity leave-with a well-deserved cocktail recipe to go with each one. This must-have…mehr
A wickedly funny look at the challenges of new parenthood. With cocktail recipes. Being a new mom is "AHHHH! WHAT HAVE I DONE?" hard. Why are all these tiny clothes so expensive? Who wrote these mind-numbing board books? Will Mommy ever carry a purse again that's not a diaper bag? And how is she even functioning off so little sleep? Reasons Mommy Drinks is a fresh, insightful, and hilarious collection of the various struggles faced by new parents-from mommy groups and single-people envy to the end of maternity leave-with a well-deserved cocktail recipe to go with each one. This must-have resource will help sleep-deprived new moms survive the baby years with their sense of humor, if not their lives as they once knew them, intact.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
LYRANDA MARTIN EVANS is an award-winning advertising copywriter who is currently a Creative Director at one of Toronto's top advertising agencies. She writes and performs sketch comedy, and her former life as a bartender informs the book's delicious drink recipes. FIONA STEVENSON is an award-winning brand marketer who is frequently leveraged as an industry expert and corporate host. A former journalist, she is also a trained improviser, and sketch comedy writer and performer. TOGETHER, they are the creators of the popular blog Reasons Mommy Drinks. They both live and work in Toronto.
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Contents Introduction • 1 7 The baby shower • 2 0 Prenatal class • 2 2 Labor • 2 4 Trying not to break you • 26 Naming you • 28 Nursing • 3 0 The nursery • 3 2 She couldn’t drink for nine months • 34 Visitors • 3 6 Mommy and Me movies • 3 8 The car seat • 4 0 Mommy groups • 4 2 She can’t drink drink • 4 4 The spa • 4 6 Wearing you • 4 8 No more pregnancy perks • 5 0 She can’t take a sick day • 52 Sex • 5 4 Lack of sleep • 5 6 The office visit • 5 8 Her hair is falling out • 6 0 The in-laws • 62 Celebrity moms • 64 Celebrity babies • 6 6 Labor in the movies • 6 8 Everything makes her cry • 7 0 The diaper bag • 7 2 Public transportation • 7 4 Explosive poo • 76 You’re sick • 78 Mommy brain • 8 0 Baby Gap • 82 Plastic toys • 84 Mommy and Me yoga • 8 6 Sleep training • 8 8 The family pet • 9 0 Ex- boyfriends • 9 2 The weather • 9 4 TV • 96 Facebook • 98 Global warming • 1 0 0 Swim class • 1 0 2 Flying • 1 04 Real estate • 1 0 6 She’s asymmetrical • 1 0 8 The growth spurt • 1 1 0 The babysitter • 1 12 Diapers • 1 14 Nap time • 1 16 Hotels • 1 18 The laundry • 1 2 0 Home renovations • 1 2 2 The end of maternity leave • 1 2 4 The pump • 126 The business trip • 128 Wardrobe • 1 3 0 Disposable income • 1 32 Brunch • 1 34 Holidays • 1 3 6 The Nanny • 1 3 8 Daddy • 1 4 0 "When are you having a second?" • 1 4 2 Single people • 1 4 4 Bath time • 1 46 Meal planning • 1 48 You’re a hair puller • 1 5 0 Photography • 1 52 The pediatrician • 1 5 4 Baby proofing • 1 5 6 Your first birthday • 1 5 8 Weaning • 1 6 0 Your first haircut • 1 62 Sippy cups • 1 64 Gadgets • 1 6 6 Teething • 1 6 8 Board books • 1 7 0 Grocery shopping • 1 7 2 Working from home • 1 7 4 9 PM • 1 76 The gym membership • 1 78 First steps • 1 8 0 Compulsively checking on you while you sleep • 1 82 The park • 1 84 Accelerated aging • 1 8 6 The stroller • 1 8 8 Sports • 1 9 0 Grandma • 1 9 2 Day care • 1 9 4 Houseguests • 1 96 Mommy Fear • 198 The Playdate • 2 0 0 Children’s music • 2 0 2 Restaurants • 2 04 Mornings • 2 0 6 Weddings • 2 0 8 Other kids • 2 10 Other Mommies • 2 12 Mommy nights out • 2 14 Vacations • 2 16 You’re growing up too fast • 2 18 Acknowledgments • 2 2 1
