February 7th-14th is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. 1 in 110 babies are born with a heart defect and I didn’t realize this until...
Bleeding during pregnancy. If you are anything like me, seeing blood come from your vagina while pregnant is enough to send you into a...
Preparing to have a baby can be a nerve-racking time for every mom-to-be, filled with anticipation, birth plans, and packing the hospital bag. Lately,...
  To My Postpartum Self, I know things feel heavy. Your body. Your mind. Your reality. Even the lightness of a tiny, precious baby upon your...
I want to preface this by saying that obviously a four year age gap is all I know. There are a multitude of reasons...
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...
I am not a patient person. I basically asked my husband (then boyfriend) if I could move in with him. (We did.)  Not to mention the...
I’m so, so thrilled to be expecting my second child, due in mid-June. So far, the biggest surprise of this pregnancy is how much...

The Need to Wean

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I decided to wean at 2:00 AM. At 1:00 AM, I woke up in a fit of chills; blankets pulled tight around me while...
I’ve never been a big believer in the whole “it takes a village” concept. Maybe it’s because I was a very republican high school...
I felt sick to my stomach reading a blog post this week from a mother who wanted to breastfeed, was breastfeeding, but didn't realize...
During my first pregnancy, I didn't give a C-section much thought. I was consumed by all things pregnancy, nurseries, tiny onesies, and baby names....
I'm 39 weeks pregnant with my third baby. I'm tired, I'm achy, I'm overwhelmed, and I'm emotional. I don't know if these symptoms are...
                The U-Haul was packed, my second-trimester belly was popping, and the season of change was waiting on...

In + Around Indy

Wine Tasting Around Indianapolis

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I’m not going to lie – I enjoy a nice glass of wine. Sometimes two. I like to call myself a wine tasting enthusiast,...