Super Mammy Diaries

Hi, For those who wish to know more about me, here is an interview I recently did about my blog, my career and why I write. http://www.smartindianwomen.com/blog/an-interview-with-blogger-tanya-of-always-better-to-know/ More to come! -TKV

Despite 9 months of being pregnant or experiencing your spouse's pregnancy, nothing can prepare you for what it will be like when your baby is living life on the outside. It took a while and a series of "OMG I am a parent!!!" moments to really sink in for me (specially since my motherhood journey, like most, started in a sleep deprived fog). Below are some of the moments that really helped me realize the full meaning of my new role and relationship. You Know You're A Parent when: Your whites are no longer white (and your blacks are practically polka dotted). You have bounced around a mall, the vet's office, a doctors office, and every restaurant that you used to be welcomed at. The first sound you make when you are woken up is "shhhh shhhh shhhh." You begin to recite baby books by heart. You have figured out how to change diapers in a car, at the hair salon, in a car seat, in the middle of a restaurant, in a stroller on the sidewalk or at the beach.  You...

Before there was an us, or a we, there was just Coco and me. I fell in love with my puppy before I knew my husband existed, or that I would have a beautiful baby boy just after Coco turns 5 years old. He has been the center of half a decade and has brought immeasurable amounts of unconditional love into my life. I am a better person for it and he will always be my first child. Coco, me and NYC. Summer 2009. I know I am not the only one has loved and raised a pet with as much love as their own child. I definitely met people who told me that I wouldn't love my "dog" as much when I had a baby (or who almost got slapped by me for telling me I should give him away before the baby comes), but I knew that would never be the case and it isn't. I am even more protective of him now to make sure that he's well integrated and does not feel left out. Below are the steps I took to make sure that Coco remained comfortable, did not feel any sibling rivalry and did not feel left o...