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'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,...
I will be the first to admit that I am an emotional hoarder.  I literally keep anything and everything I think has some kind...
You don’t know me, but I am your friend, your coworker, a fellow room mom, or the woman taking a walk one night in...
Last week on the Today Show, Kathie and Hoda discussed their disapproval of the brelfie (breastfeeding selfie) on their segment  "OK! Or Not OK"....
You know that diaper commercial where the new mom is making guests bathe in hand sanitizer and is using a nursing cover and doing...
PTSD

PTSD in a Pandemic

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Eight months ago, I sat in a room with a psychologist, and even though I knew where the conversation was leading, hearing the words...
Welcome to the word vomit version of my most recent birth story, well, more birth recovery. Buckle up. We all envision that perfect, blissful,...
I have two children. My two children are Weslie Vivian Beaven and Stephen Eric Beaven III a.k.a. Trey. Cute, right? Before you say anything,...
As a chronic people pleaser, “just accept the help” in the postpartum period feels like asking me if I’d like to clear spider webs...
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....
I had my third baby in mid-May, right as the stay-at-home order in Indiana was lifted. We were only a couple of months into...
I write this with mixed emotions as my year of pumping sweet liquid gold is coming to a close. I am sitting here in...
When I was pregnant with my son four years ago, I was over-prepared. Or so I thought. The nursery was painted and decorated long before...

In + Around Indy

Indianapolis Moms Guide to August Family Events

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August is always a busy time for families in Indianapolis. Back to school and back to reality. But just because we are back to...