With this post, we pick up where the Pregnancy Blog left off and kick off the new year with a regular series entitled “Adventures in Mommyhood”. As with the Pregnancy Blog, we hope you NurturMoms & Dads out there … Read the rest
The most exciting thing about Eleanor’s birth was not knowing whether she was an Elle or a Peter. We had opted not to find out in advance, and it wasn’t until she made her beautiful debut that I realized … Read the rest
It’s right around the corner – the day we celebrate and observe the contributions of American workers by taking a day off of work, and soon after, the day my baby is due to arrive. Which I expect will be … Read the rest
Lauren zipped around the airport terminal to pick me up in our tiny, smelly rental car that resembled a go-cart and was breaking our budget at $120 a day. Before I loaded in my bags, she was rattling off the … Read the rest
In a recent interview, I was asked the meaning behind our product name and how we came up with it. Funny story. “NurturMe” is actually the third name we decided on, after selecting two others – the first, which … Read the rest
Many people comment about how starting a business isn’t unlike giving birth to a new baby. It’s an apt comparison – the sleeplessness, the inability to talk about anything else, the tremendous weight of responsibility, and the deep feeling of … Read the rest
This post was featured on Forbes.com on July 13, 2011.
One of the realities of running this business has been the need to raise capital in order to launch our product and get it distributed. It’s a behind-the-scenes fact that the … Read the rest
When a dear friend arrived at a wedding with her two-month-old in tow, all of us girls were like bees around a hive, taking turns passing her around, rocking her, imagining ourselves as new moms with the tiny little girl … Read the rest
… We aren’t finding out. It’s not that I’m disinterested, quite the opposite. This pregnancy is just so different from the first. Mostly because there are so few “firsts” that nothing is really coming as a surprise or has that … Read the rest
I’ll admit, I am an Oprah fan. Laugh if you must, but to be honest, she’s one of my heroes. And yes, of course, as new business owners, Lauren and I made the requisite home video, begging her and her … Read the rest
