My Friend Had a Preemie :: How Can I Help?
A new baby’s arrival is supposed to be a joyous event, but sometimes things don’t go according to plan. A baby may arrive weeks or months early and end up...
Don't commit to one bottle ahead of time
You might think the uber-expensive, eco-friendly, stainless steel, Kid Kanteen bottles are the coolest thing to hit the market since the pacifier, but what's really important is what your baby thinks. Yes,...
Six years ago, my husband and I were accepted into the Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge adoption class. What an exciting start to a long journey that had actually started many, many years ago when I had met my...
Have you ever wondered how you can be a perfect mom? Do you find yourself stressed over every painstaking decision you have to make when it comes to childrearing? Fear not!
After 7 years of parenting on the Internet, I...
Growing up, we didn’t go out to dinner very often, mostly because we couldn’t afford it. The times we went out were usually special occasions, and we were expected to behave and engage at dinner with the celebrated party....
We are thrilled to introduce our community to eleven new members of the New Orleans Moms Blog team. Each one is a dynamic, warm and inspiring New Orleans mom, and we can’t wait for you all to get to...
I am a subscriber to Birch Box. It is a little box of joy that comes in the mail to make me feel pampered once a month. A NOLA mom has developed a similar idea for children. Little Pnuts, based...
My foray into fatherhood was different.
Our first child, Kohl, was born with global brain damage due to a lack of blood and oxygen to the brain during labor and delivery. Our second child, Amelia, was born about two-and-a-half...
When I was pregnant with my first, I knew I was going to be one of those fit moms running down the block while my baby babbled happily in his jogging stroller.
Like many things with motherhood, running with a...
Ten years ago today I was almost due with my first child. Now, I am a busy mom of a 9-year-old, 8-year-old and 6-year-old. In just three short years, I went from being childless to having three kids, ages...
Well, friends, it is the last business day before the April 15th tax deadline. I have been trying to write something smart or funny or poignant or impactful, but my brain is tired. It is so filled with numbers that I...
I stood over my daughter completely bewildered by what I had just witnessed. In response to me telling her that she couldn't play with a toy until she picked up the ones that lay strewn across the floor, she...
Have you ever read one of those e-cards that talks about real moms having sticky floors or that mom gets it all done with her superhero cape that is secretly hidden in her closet?
Yeah, well I think we laugh...
First, I am not a fan of those “what not to say” blogs that inevitably pop up on any given subject. Most of the time, I find these blogs describing missed opportunities to educate. So, I realize the irony...