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Spring Babies Rock! 5 Reasons to Have a Spring Baby
Many couples have the luxury of choosing when they want their baby to be born. Those lucky fertile women that can family plan and surprisingly women like me with fertility issues can have that...
Infertility Awareness: Behind the Scenes
National Infertility Awareness Week is April 21st-29th. Many people are unaware of this awareness week due to the lack of openness many people have about this private topic. To fully appreciate and understand this...
Save Your Relationship: Schedule Date Nights
A loud toddler, hitting his fork numerous times on the table, while actively avoiding the dinner you carefully selected and cooked for him when deep down he and you both wished you had just...
Things You Should NOT Say to Women Without Children
As a person who went through fertility struggles, I have literally heard it all when it comes to others’ opinions on why my husband and I didn’t have children yet. The minute you put...
Learning to Say ‘No’
After going on a beautiful, sunny vacation with my family for a week, I realized how much I desire a slower pace of life. We were busy, but our vacations, in general, have limited...
Saying Goodbye to the Pacifier
I remember my son’s doctor talking to us at his 6-month appointment about when we planned on getting rid of his pacifier, as her preference would be around 1 year. I remember thinking this...
Why I Chose Not to Announce My Pregnancy on Social Media
The stick turning pink or in my case, the phone call from the nurse telling me I was pregnant after 2 long years of trying, was one of the happiest moments of my life....
Throw Perfection Out the Window
Before kids, I left the house showered with my hair and makeup complete, house picked up in case a neighbor stopped by, and dinner was prepped and ready to be cooked. Now, as a...
Hey Scientist! Clone Me!
Does anyone out there have an extra scientist just laying around that I could borrow to clone myself? As moms, we are pulled in about 1,000 different directions throughout the day. Wouldn't it make...
Madness with Milestones: Baby’s First Foods
Introducing babies to solids is so scary as a parent. For some reason, this was the milestone of all milestones that really stuck with me, and I obsessed over. We decided to wait to...
A Year in the Life of a Pumping Mama
I write this with mixed emotions as my year of pumping sweet liquid gold is coming to a close. I am sitting here in disbelief that not only is my son turning a year...
1st Time Mama, 1st Time Mini: Training for the Indy Mini!
It has been just over a year since I became a first time mama. I have set a lot of goals over the last year. Anything from getting my baby to sleep through the...
City Mom Raising a City Baby
Well, I guess my title is a little untrue given I grew up in rural Indiana and rarely stepped foot into the “big city”. I am talking straight up, small town. I graduated with...