God bless the nursing scarf. Especially in a city where we already wear scarves 365 days out of the year, a…

May 18, 2017

People, I am crawling towards the weekend this week. My immune system must be shot, because I picked up another…

May 12, 2017

As we approach Baby Watch 2017, I’ve started to think more and more how to handle our time in the…

April 18, 2017

I’ve been waiting a while to write this post. (I have a minor obsession reading online think pieces by women…

March 20, 2017

A good friend of mine is due this week, and she’s been pretty antsy for baby to finally get here…

March 13, 2017

So, talk to me about your weirder pregnancy symptoms. I could use some commiseration today. Pregnancy is a weird time…

February 21, 2017

So! A bit of news to share over here at Chez Far Out City! Come June, we’ll be welcoming a…

February 9, 2017

Ironically, when it aired last night, I was working through Bean’s bedtime while Dave was off at a conference, and…

January 9, 2017

This past weekend, the Times ran a sweet story about parents recollecting moments when they realized their kids’ worldview was decidedly urban.…

October 31, 2016

Pregnancy, childbirth and parenting bring out the weirdest in us. On the one hand, there are social norms that we…

October 26, 2016

How’s everyone’s weekend shaping up? This feels like the last proper fall weekend, so we’re headed down the peninsula to…

October 21, 2016

I sat on Muni yesterday, rolling along, when I realized I was absent-mindedly staring at a new mom, small baby…

September 22, 2016

Yesterday, a group of us got to talking about labor and delivery costs, as you do. I’ve been living in…

September 6, 2016

A month or so ago, one of our favorite couple-friends had their first baby. Dave’s friend took a brief paternity…

August 2, 2016

I feel like anyone who stays at home develops personal rules over time to make sure they don’t go absolutely…

July 27, 2016