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 you are at their side...
Today we are celebrating my little boy's second birthday. A day where he is no longer my baby, but now, a full fledged little boy who likes to chase lizards, play ball, and look out for all modes of transportation. While...
It’s August, and you know what that means in Louisiana...school is starting! The beginning of the school year brings with it so many emotions, and so many memories. As a child, I was always excited for the first day...
As the leader of the La Leche League of New Orleans chapter, I know a lot about breastfeeding. As a second time mother, I know a lot about breastfeeding. But I was not prepared for a nursing strike.
nursing strike...
"We're getting separated." No, not me. But, I will never forget when I first heard those words come across a dear friend's lips. That news rattled me to my core. "But, y'all always have so much fun together," I...
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, it is something that both...
We are NOLA moms, so that means we live in a city that not only lives to eat but LOVES to eat. We all do our fair share of eating out. I will admit that our dining style and...
"The days are long, but the years are short," a friend told me when Stella was about six weeks old. She still had her nights and days mixed up, and I was a sleep-deprived ball of hormones. I remember...
Last Thursday I found myself at the red light on the corner of South Carrollton and Palmetto. As I glanced around, I saw the new wholesale complex being completed whose doors open in mid September: Costco. As I drove...
People are typically honest about the major milestones in life. Everyone told me to study and not party too hard at LSU or I’d flunk out and have to move home (gasp!). Choose a career that will make you...
A couple of weekends ago I attended a typical New Orleans baby shower for a cousin. The mother-to-be looked radiant in her brilliant blue dress, there were fleur de lis embossed blue mints, napoleons on the dessert table and,...
How is this for a nightmare? As difficult as it might be, imagine running over a child in your vehicle. Disturbing, right?
Now even harder, try to picture the child was your own, and this horrible incident occurred in your...
I have always found it highly amusing when people call me Supermom for having triplets. As if I had any say in the matter! What they don’t realize is that having triplets, at least for me, is easier than...
My child has a peanut allergy. While this is something that we deal with every day, I am focused on not letting this allergy interfere with her daily life. I am against taking the “bubble kid” approach; she goes...