Babies

Somehow I ended up with 13 strollers, 9 baby carriers, 3 dozen baby blankets and more diaper bags than the whole Kardashian clan would need. “How many kids do you have?” I get asked often. I never realized how...

When my little girl turned 11 months old, I pumped for the last time. I knew it was going to be the last one when I hooked myself up to my nemesis, and my best friend, for nearly the...

I read an article the other day about a little girl who kept getting out of bed even though her mother had put her down about six times.  Then, after the fiftieth call out {Okay that's exaggerating, but you...

Every new mother needs a little helper. A new mother needs someone to do the laundry and clean all. the. floors. to someone to simply hold the baby when a shower is needed - and for reals, it is NEEDED! Not...

People say you can never be prepared for motherhood and I always thought that just referred to the sleep deprivation, but there's so much more. I’d had a lot of experience with children, but I wondered what exactly I...

It's 7:59pm and I've just finished cleaning up dinner.  I still need to shower, work on a major project that I've been procrastinating to do, clean up the mess that is my floor and watch Odd Mom Out.  I...

With National Breastfeeding Month having just come to an end, I wanted to share my own breastfeeding journey as a mother. I say "journey" because it is definitely a journey to say the least! As I'm writing this, I...

When I found out I was pregnant again, my initial thought was “I hope I can have a more “normal” birth experience this time.” I knew I wanted to try for a VBAC, it was one of the first...

Here's the thing about pumping: It sucks. Literally. Between the constant cleaning, the discomfort, the alienation, and the indignity of feeling like a milk cow, it's hard to fault anyone for throwing in the towel. That any mom, especially working...

This week, one of my best friends brought me into her inner world to tell me that she was newly pregnant after years of trying for another baby. I believe I responded with many exclamation points and screams of...

The first year. It's full of all the feels and the things and the most intense love a person can hold in their heart. It's also full of change. Big change for you and hubby/bf/partner/whomever. They warn you about it...

If you’re like me and you hear the words Nanny Tax, you’re probably thinking, that doesn’t apply to me because I don’t have a nanny. Except, you probably have a babysitter, right?  And maybe you even have a housekeeper or...

Exhaustion has been taking its toll on my husband and me for a while because of our sleepless six-month-old. It wasn't until this past weekend that I realized how much of a toll. We had just woken up at my...

We’ve all been told at one point in early motherhood, “breast is best” or some iteration of the phrase. Generally, I’ve noticed this advice comes from a well-meaning OBGYN or nurse. Other times it comes from a slightly passive...