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“Your hair looks better down,” was eerily and unexpectedly whispered into my ear by a low, raspy, unfamiliar voice.
I literally jumped out of panic,...
A frequent conversation I've had in the past year always surprises me. "How many kids do you have?" "I have two boys." "Oh, you...
The average age for a baby to take their first steps is between 9 and 12 months. My son’s first steps were at 18...
I'll admit it: Before having my daughter this spring, I sporadically fantasized about staying home. During a stressful work week, I'd imagine an idealistic...
My skin cancer story started in elementary school. Coming out of summer vacation, my under 10-year-old self was suddenly very cognizant of the other...
I am not a gardener. I love fresh herbs, vegetables, and flowers. I would love to have a house full of plants! Alas, the...
At my son’s first checkup, our pediatrician joked to my daughter, who is just shy of 15 months older, “How do you feel that...
I don't know about you but even though February is the shortest month of the year, it always feels like the LONGEST! So let's...
Preparing to have a baby comes with a lot of steps. But the most important one is finding care and a team of experts...
Nothing is more exciting than when your baby sprouts their first tooth! But what does that mean for you as their parent? There are...
My BMI is 39. According to most in the allopathic medical community, I am unhealthy. I am short, overweight, and measured by a scale...
I wake up nauseous and disoriented. Immediately, I think, “oh no, do I have the stomach flu again?” (we recently had it and the...
My head was throbbing, and I felt like I could blow chunks at any moment. More than anything, I wanted to crawl into bed...

























