In part one of this series, I talked about how differently I have handled all the baby firsts the second time around. My second...
Grandmas are Special People
Mine was extra special. She was some sort of superhuman, who did everything for everyone and made this world a better...
“Aileen, wake up. There was a bomb in NY. “
“What? Tracy, why are you calling me this early?”
“Get up and turn on the TV....
I can’t believe it is September already. If you are like me, each year, I look back and think about where I was on...
First off, I'd just like to say to all the people who do know me, I too am surprised that I'm writing this piece....
I’ll never co-sleep with my kids. I chuckle, thinking back to my pre-kid self as I stuff pee covered, king-sized sheets into my washer.
A...
Terrible Twos. Threenager. Fournado. There is a reason people use these terms about their 2-4 year olds; raising a toddler isn’t easy. After many...
If sleep is defined as an inactive condition of the body where the eyes are closed, the postural muscles are relaxed, and consciousness is...
Here is one of the truths about my motherhood that I often hold close to my chest: All three of my kids were formula-fed.
I...
Evidently, I’m a “nasty woman” by some people’s “standards.”
I’m a nasty woman because I stand up when others need to learn to sit down....
When I had my son I nursed him for about five days. Then my supply came in full force and it made it hard...
The alarm went off early as I tiptoed down the stairs to get the coffee started before the family woke up. After just one...
Pandemic living, quarantine, and lockdown. Living through a global pandemic, nope, not my jam. Zero out of five stars, would not recommend. “Living through...
As I was nursing my newborn and trying to put him down for an afternoon nap, I heard my toddler daughter (3.5 years old)...
In + Around Indy
Eleven Places to Ice Skate in and Around Indianapolis
The winter holiday season came crashing onto our calendars so fast this year! Let's celebrate and go ice skating with our family and friends....
