I always knew, deep in my heart, that I wanted three children, but we were in no rush to make that decision. However, destiny...
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 struggled with the decision of keeping my baby in daycare or seeking out alternative care. First let me say how much I adore...
As soon as I found out that I was pregnant, I envisioned breastfeeding my baby. I dreamed of sitting in a rocking chair in...
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...
Above my couch, the decor mocked me: “It’s so good to be home.”
I tried remembering what life was like when I had made that...
The learning curve when going from a parent of zero to a parent of one is incredibly, indescribably steep. (So steep, I never understood...
"I had a miscarriage last week." That's a sentence you don't often hear spoken aloud. It's not offered up around the water cooler or...
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...
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A little over four years ago, my husband and I made the early morning drive to the hospital where I would give birth to...
As a child, I had a vivid imagination. Fireflies were fairies dancing, elves were always up to mischief, and I was destined to be...
It has been seven years since I started breastfeeding my daughter and yet I still remember so many details. It is one of those...
Dear (soon-to-be) Mama,
Whew. Take a breath. You just received a life-changing phone call, a call that quite literally felt like a needle popping...

























