I’m just going to go ahead and put it out there. I have been the absolute worst at documenting Stella’s first year of life. When we were expecting her, I was gifted the darling Louisiana baby book from Lil...
The historic French Market is a place you can take your kids for a nice intro to New Orleans’ history…and then reinforce that history is fun by enjoying some freshly made beignets or pralines when your lesson is done!
We...
Expecting a Baby?
{This is sponsored content from LifeSource Cryobank, based in Covington, LA.} Remember to buy blankets, set up the crib, check the baby monitors and, oh yes, make arrangements to save your child’s cord blood. While all the other...
Being a girl mom means that you get to do really fun things while letting your inner little girl play. My daughter is into playing with “her people," as she calls them, doll house, the Melissa & Doug paper dolls and...
I met my husband, Mark, when I was just nineteen. At that time, the only thing I knew for certain about life was that I would spend the rest of mine in New Orleans. On our first official date, Mark...
Since before our now year old baby was even born, we knew my husband would be traveling internationally for the final course of his Tulane Executive MBA program. Which meant I had months to obsess over the right way...
As the mother of identical triplets, I get a lot of questions and comments from strangers. They are five years old now, and in that time, these are the things I’ve heard the most.
1. How do you tell them...
Let’s face it: the actual physical process of birthing babies is not a very beautiful or breathtaking scene! This incredibly hard act of “labor” could definitely make Mike Rowe’s top 10 list of “World’s Dirtiest Jobs!” Yet, as a...
Fun in the sun with a splash of water is a must if you live in Louisiana. It seems around every corner there are pools, lakes, rivers, water parks, and many more ways to get your feet wet and...
I was ecstatic the day I received THE call from one of my sisters that she was engaged! After the excitement wore off, the wedding details started to emerge. The ceremony was to be held...gasp...outside of Houston! Don't get...
I heard someone say something today that made me think. A mother claimed that she was unhappy staying home with her child because "she just wasn't one of those moms who derived self satisfaction or self esteem from staying...
I am fairly convinced that if we had made one more visit to the Ochsner Pediatric ER, they would have greeted us by name. I told y'all about Jane's proclivity to get repeat ear infections a few months back. Like most parents,...
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...
My husband and I agree that we want our daughter to try everything; we've been signing her up for swimming lessons, art classes, Soccer Tots and dancing.
My goal is not that she will be in Julliard by the time...