I love my three year old's toes. I think his little feet are so adorable, and I generally find feet pretty gross. I promise, I have a point. As I snuggled next to him in his toddler bed, I...
Surely, as their MOTHER, you can tell them apart.
Surely, I cannot. Ok, so that’s not entirely true. When I’m within three feet of them, I can. Usually. It’s when they’re across the room scaling furniture, beating the dog...
Ok I know, I know. Someone or everyone is going to come at me with “she knew what she was getting into” or “she has tons of help and most of us have zero.” I get all of that,...
Here is my mom truth: at least once a week I want to run away. Like change my name, hop in the car, and drive off to Mexico run away. It usually happens on those days where all the...
I am currently 34 weeks pregnant with our 5th child. Our oldest child is 6 and our youngest is 1. Needless to say, we have been busy the last 7 years. Blessed, but busy!
My first three pregnancies were perfect,...
If you are like me, your Pinterest page is filled with parenting tips and playtime ideas. Each time I pin something new, I commit to testing it out next time Jane and I have some down time. I've imagined making...
Dear Me,
I see you at the end of baby boy's first year in a great place with nursing. You surmounted all the early obstacles, you're way past that feeling of only being a boob, and it's a bonding experience...
My son was baptized when he was 8 weeks old, and he hasn't been back to church since.
He has, however, starting saying prayers, and we've been actively reading The Jesus Storybook Bible since he was a year old.
I am...
My first child was born via cesarean section due to his breech presentation. 19 months later, I had a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), and it was as wonderful as I hoped. We knew we wanted more children but...
"They grow up so fast," we often hear. It's not until our kids have passed certain milestones that we realize they do, in fact, grow so fast. It seems like when you are pregnant, time crawls at a snail's...
When I entered my new role as a mother, I felt like I had an awakening, despite the sleep deprivation. It took me about nine months, but once I accepted that I should not have expectations from anyone, including...
Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1 – 7, 2016. This year, the World Breastfeeding Week theme is about how breastfeeding is a key element in getting us to think about how to value our wellbeing from the start of...
When I was pregnant I decided that I would be neutral on the breastfeeding issue. I didn’t feel strongly either way but wanted to give it a try. My philosophy was: if it works, great; if not, no worries....
As moms, we have all been there: long day managing career, life, kids, extracurricular activities, and a myriad of other things. Your precious darling of six months of age is ok with his world for the time being, but...