“So you’re a midwife?” I think I’ve been asked this question about 50 times since January. Ecstatic, I’ve been shouting from the rooftops that...
It has been seven years since I started breastfeeding my daughter and yet I still remember so many details. It is one of those...
In my youthful innocence, I did not know that babies died. I had never dealt with or been impacted by the death of a...
The stick turning pink or in my case, the phone call from the nurse telling me I was pregnant after 2 long years of...
While newly pregnant with our second daughter, I was gifted a large open-topped picnic basket in a beautiful teal paisley print. Besides our backyard...
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...
As I sit here, I am exactly 26 days away from giving birth to my second child. We are having a girl and if...
Dearest Daughter,
Hi, it’s me. Your mom. I’ve been wanting to write this down for some time now but couldn’t quite find the words...until now....
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten...
A little over four years ago, my husband and I made the early morning drive to the hospital where I would give birth to...
Let’s talk about breastfeeding. Every mama’s experience is totally different even between their own children (I know mine were completely different!) Put working a...
Anyone who has spoken with me in the last nine months knows I've been counting down the days until I could safely deliver my...
I was a freshman in high school taking a speech and debate class. Teams of two would take a topic and debate a team...
I see it all the time on social media: a new mom shares a photo just a few weeks postpartum (especially “influencers”) — standing...
In + Around Indy
Wine Tasting Around Indianapolis
I’m not going to lie – I enjoy a nice glass of wine. Sometimes two. I like to call myself a wine tasting enthusiast,...
