Teddy loves his mommy. But these days, I think he loves her belly more. He sees me from across the room, taking a quick break on my left side. His eyes light up as he realizes I'm fair game now that I'm at …

Preparing dinner every evening, I'm usually serenaded by rattles and clanging toys, the sound of Teddy's walker scraping across the tile, and his various pitches of screeching- which are becoming more and more ear-pierci…