Mariel here. This has been quite a year for me. In the span of 12 measly months, I’ve gone from dog-mom to baby mama, city-dweller to suburbanite, sleep-lover to insomniac, all thanks to an 18-lb bundle of drooling, face-sucking, chubby-thighed baby boy. I’ve learned a few lessons over the past year, none of which have[…]