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One Call, That’s All: When you should bring your child to the pediatrician
As a new mama and family nurse practitioner, I am often torn about my role in my home. I frequently have to remind myself that I am just Mama. It is hard to forget...
Learning to embrace my blessings in times of need and uncertainty
Man down!
Over the past few weeks, I have been tested to the extreme! My children have been sick. More sick than ever. And my partner, the man I rely on for support, tore his...
How to get free stuff on your birthday
Did you know that you can get a TON of free stuff on your birthday??
My birthday is just a couple of weeks away. Any day now, my email will begin to fill up with...
Playing Tourist in NOLA: Using the French Market to Teach Children About Budgeting
The French Market offers grown ups a few ways to be a kid again, but it also offers kids some neat ways to play grown up in an interesting but safe shopping environment (provided...
Everything You Need To Breastfeed in NOLA
Breast milk is nutritionally the most natural food for babies, although initially it is a difficult learning experience for both mother and baby. What we quickly realize is that while it is completely natural,...
Jonathan’s Gift: What Matters Most
On August 29, 2007, Jonathan Guy Russo was born to parents Jason and Jen and big brother Jace. He was a happy healthy baby and a typical little boy whose favorite things were Thomas the...
Walk like MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
My classmate and friend Vanessa Wolff was one of the most gorgeous people inside and out. She always had the biggest smile on her face and was full of life. Vanessa had recently finished...
Keeping it Real: Fun French history in the French Quarter…at the French Market, of...
The historic French Market is a place you can take your kids for a nice intro to New Orleans’ history…and then reinforce that history is fun by enjoying some freshly made beignets or pralines...
LifeSource Cryobank: Biological Insurance For Your Family’s Future {Sponsored}
Expecting a Baby?
{This is sponsored content from LifeSource Cryobank, based in Covington, LA.} Remember to buy blankets, set up the crib, check the baby monitors and, oh yes, make arrangements to save your child’s cord...
The Labor and Delivery Experience from the Nurse’s Perspective
Let’s face it: the actual physical process of birthing babies is not a very beautiful or breathtaking scene! This incredibly hard act of “labor” could definitely make Mike Rowe’s top 10 list of “World’s...
Aren’t we ALL one of “those moms?”
I heard someone say something today that made me think. A mother claimed that she was unhappy staying home with her child because "she just wasn't one of those moms who derived self satisfaction...
How to save money on your summer vacation
It's summertime!!!
That means the kids are home and bored, and you are about to go stir crazy! So, that may entice you to plan a vacation!
Here are a few tips to save a little...
Early Steps: What You Need To Know
Full confession: I am not a mother. I’d like to be one eventually, but at this moment in my life, my maternal doting is entirely directed towards a scruffy dog named Roux who I...
Kindermusik Teacher Turned Kindermusik Mom
Most Kindermusik teachers start off taking a class with their own child and loving it so much that they decide to become a Kindermusik teacher themselves. I did it the opposite way, and as...