Pinch Me, There Is No Way This Is Real Life
Y'all time is a thief. I am not okay. I blinked and all of a sudden my first baby is on the verge of starting her senior year of high...
Mardi Gras with kids can be a blast with a bit of planning and setting your expectations LOW. We have four kids ages 2 through 10, and every year we have more fun than the last. With a few simple steps, we are...
Fear.
It gripped me the day that I got that phone call from the director at the preschool. A spot for Andrew would be available at the school we had selected for him when he was a wee baby at...
I Love You! :: 20 Cute Ways to Tell Your Kids You Love Them
Love is in the air. Well, for us parents, we love every day. The love we have for our children is unconditional. I tell my...
There we were, at the OB/GYN holding hands, waiting to be called back for an ultrasound. On the outside, we looked like any other working couple, albeit a little more tired. The reality is we are far from any...
“Momma, I want to go play with those girls over there, but I’m nervous.” My 3-year-old son studied the older girls on the playground and would start to walk over before turning around when his nerves got the better...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by University Medical Center.
Everyone looks forward to summertime. It is the time of year that is less structured, with seasonal activities for the whole family to enjoy. But fun in the summertime can sometimes...
It was six years ago today that a line was drawn in my life. Six years ago today that we heard, "there are three heartbeats. You're having triplets."* Our lives were divided into Before Triplets and After Triplets.
Six years...
What do booking a flight, watching Sweet Home Alabama, checking Facebook and buying school uniforms have in common? Well, nothing, but somehow they are all reasons that I have cried in the past week! In theory, none of them...
It looks different for all of us. Maybe it’s a car wreck, a fall down the stairs, or a diagnosis we weren’t expecting. It’s that moment when we lose our mom innocence. When all the magic and joy of...
This year has honestly been the roughest roads most kids have encountered. Huge life changes, traditions canceled and holidays missed, kids and adults are carrying quite the load, and things can feel tough.
Our newfound sanity saver has been journal...
My wife & I decided we were going to try to have a baby. I already had a 19 year old at that time. After three (1-miscarriage) failed tries of IUI, our specialist suggested trying fertility drugs to increase...
I have a new theory about the behavior of children. I call it the four year cycle, and I will admit, my sample size has been rather small (only three.) But I think I might be on to something.
The...
My boys recently turned five and a half. And I think I can now say without a doubt that five is my favorite age so far. (Followed closely by nine to eleven months, but that might just be in...