When I announced my pregnancy last year, a number of people—mostly strangers—reacted to the news with a peculiar and somewhat rude question:
“Don’t you think...
In honor of National Breastfeeding Awareness month, I have torn down my walls, dug deep, and opened my soul! Ok, maybe that's a little...
I'm currently 11 days postpartum after giving birth to my amazing and adorable daughter, Lyra. It's unimaginable that I did not know this tiny,...
In the six months that I’ve been pregnant with our second daughter, I’ve been asked approximately 500 times if I’ll be returning back to...
We're all given the discharge instructions from the hospital after we've had a baby regarding pain relief, prenatal vitamins, infant care, how to care for...
I never realized how much time I actually had pre-children until after they were here. The idea that I ever used the phrase “I...
What is Postpartum Preeclampsia?
Mixing two seemingly oxymoronic pronouns, the term "postpartum preeclampsia" doesn't sound possible. How can you have a pre-condition post-pregnancy?
While not medical...
Being pregnant is all about the wait and the anticipation for what is to come. Here I am, pregnant with our third and final...
I don't want to write this post. Every month when I sit down to write a post, this topic comes straight to my mind....
Oh yes. It happens.
My son, Charlie, was born at 37 weeks at a beautiful hospital in Houston, Texas. I was pre-eclamptic, but at the...
I'm a big fan of mottos and quotes. For example, my personal happiness motto comes from one of my favorite writers, Kelly Corrigan, who...
I see it all the time on social media: a new mom shares a photo just a few weeks postpartum (especially “influencers”) — standing...
A few months ago I walked into Meijer with my youngest, MJ. She was comfortably nursing in my ring sling and I was focused...
Breastfeeding didn't feel natural to me. Both my daughters latched on, but I personally could not continue. It was me. I couldn't do it....
In + Around Indy
Seven Places to Buy Hot Chocolate Bombs in Indianapolis
I don't know about you, but sometimes I need a pick-me-up to get through the cold months in Indianapolis. Hot chocolate bombs, or hot...
