Rookie Moms

Am I crazy? Maybe but my mama gave me ice cream at 3 months old and I turned out ok enough. What about just a taste? Yum.

The Berkeley YMCA has post-partum hip hop aerobic dance classes where babies watch and participate. It is mezmerizing for babies who never knew mom could be so cool (or, in my case, so uncoordinated).

The class is best for pre-crawlers, but if you want to add some chasing to your dance moves, bring your crawling baby along.

“Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry, my baby just called you” — don’t you wish you had that excuse when you were in college drunk dialing your ex-boyfriend?! Or, like me, if you got caught in grade school for ordering a prank pizza to a cute classmate… well, now you do!

You know it’s going to happen sooner or later anyway, so give your baby a thrill and hand over the phone. Just make sure she doesn’t press 9.1.1. and you’re all good.

To get the phone away from baby, you may need to be ready to trade for the remote.

Pedometer assignment: double your average steps today. You might have to take an extra walk. Maybe you can take your extra walk by yourself when your partner gets home from work. Yes, you can take a walk in the dark. Stick to well-travelled routes and wear white if you do.