Once I read an article where Kourtney Kardashian said as a child, during their family dinner they would
each tell the "Pit and Peak" of their day. This means they had to explain what was the highest part and what...
2021 is ringing in a new found outlook on what may lie ahead. Still unpredictable, New Orleans won't look the same this year with a new way to celebrate our beloved holiday Mardi Gras. Once Mardi Gras was transformed...
From the moment you find out you are pregnant you just can’t wait for that first trimester to be over. You want to get in to the “safe window” where the stats of most of the bad things drop....
Today on the blog – in conjunction with Touro Infirmary – we are absolutely thrilled to be opening a dialog about sleep through our “Rest Assured: You Are Not Alone” series. As moms we are all often sleep deprived,...
To My Little Ones,
This weekend marks the 10 year anniversary of a storm that you know nothing about. You know nothing about it because you are too little, and it happened before mommy and daddy even got married. It...
It's not a subject we really think about until something actually happens. At least not for me. I thought about milestone discussions like kindergarten, puberty, and dating. High school and college. Not death. I suppose it’s because it isn’t...
Missing Friends
One of the biggest challenges my children have experienced during social distancing is missing their school friends. The boys are 10 (almost 11) and 12 and socialization is such a huge part of their development. Social distancing hit...
When I was pregnant, I never planned to breastfeed. I don't really have any good reasons why, but it just wasn't on my radar. Perhaps it's because I was formula fed myself, or perhaps it's because I was insanely...
When I found out I was pregnant with my second son, I had picture perfect images of a smooth delivery transitioning into the first precious months of my newborns's life. In my head, I could already see how everything...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by the Parenting Center at Children’s Hospital.
Six-week-old Sophia begins to fuss in her bassinet as she wakes from her nap. Her distress diminishes as her mother picks her up, holds her about a...
I officially joined the professional world as a young college grad in 2004. Twelve years later, I "upped my game" by joining the ranks of working moms. I have been a working mom for one full year. This has...
At the ripe age of 13 months, my baby now sometimes sleeps through the night. It’s a 50/50 chance on whether she’ll sleep soundly or wake up right between the golden hours of 12:30 and 2:30, and regardless of...
My family has taken COVID-19 precautions very seriously; my husband has only left the house for essential outings, and my son and I haven't left the house in two months except for the occasional masked walk around the neighborhood....
When I was in kindergarten and reading at a grade level far above that, my parents had my sister and I tested for the gifted program. Apparently we qualified, and I can still vividly remember her sitting down in...