The birth story of my family blog goes something like this:
Conceived by my husband and begun as a chronicle of our time living in Hawaii and Seattle
Used to announce we were pregnant with baby number one (Jack)
Abandoned for a...
I have a serious addiction to children's pajamas. Carter's 50% off sales? Wouldn't dare miss one. Target holiday pajamas? I buy next year's sizes on clearance. Monogrammed and appliqué PJs? A splurge, but I will admit that my kids...
Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1-7, 2015. This year, World Breastfeeding Weekcalls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, it is necessary...
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...
Early last summer I shared the 10 Secrets to Share with the Mother-To-Be. This upcoming week, my oldest celebrates her third birthday, marking the beginning of my fourth year as a mother. Every day I learn something new, and...
I have taken my son out to eat at Hooters.
There. I’ve said it, and I'm not apologizing for it.
He was about to turn two, a friend of ours was celebrating his 40th birthday there, and kids were invited. So,...
Kid art is such a difficult thing in my opinion. You want to save each and every masterpiece, but you don’t want be drowning in construction paper and finger painting glory. You would need a storage unit to just...
My son is -- how do I put this nicely? -- a mischief-maker. Class clown, busy-body, instigator, sh*t-starter. Peter Rabbit himself would undoubtedly befriend my little rabble-rouser. You may even know the type yourself, as he’s the second born....
Full disclosure :: this is NOT a political piece. It doesn't have to be. The issue that concerns families across the United States is that of student loan repayment. No, this topic is not, as they say in law school,...
When I became pregnant with my first child, I thought that it would be so lovely to quit my job and stay home full time. I wanted to be the one to raise my child. I didn't want to expose...
I love my children. I was very blessed to have three fairly large (for triplets), healthy (for preemies) babies, born at a gestation greater than most triplets. My pregnancy was (except for the obvious) mostly uneventful, and even though...
In recent years the use of coconut oil has become increasingly popular. This oil is gaining worldwide recognition for being a "super" oil that contains anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties. Up until a few months ago, I had no...
As we hope all of our readers know, feedback from local New Orleans moms is VERY important to us. We work tirelessly to bring the moms of New Orleans resources, events, guides, giveaways and information that will make your...
I didn't realize how blessed I was with my first journey into motherhood. I shockingly became pregnant, had a pretty easy pregnancy and a textbook induction delivery. It was close to being perfect, and I just thought it would...