Self-deprivation is the ultimate gift for moms (really anyone, but especially moms). Deprivation? At the holidays?! Yes! But it’s probably not what you think. ...
I thought the hard part about returning to work would be leaving my baby for 9+ hours a day. I had spent the weeks...
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 always knew that I didn't want to know the gender of my future babies. It truly is one of the purest joys in...
I'm that person you probably hate. I love being pregnant! I feel better in my clothes (for the most part), and I have really easy pregnancies...
A fellow blogger recently posted a meme: "Whatever you're most scared to write about...write that."
I saw that and thought, wow, how appropriate: It reinforced...
The day after I had my first baby while still in the hospital, my OB came in to check on me and see how...
My oldest son was born in early February 2020. A blissful seven or so weeks before the world shut down due to the Covid-19...
Okay, so I'm not exactly a "new" mom, seeing my oldest is now 4, and had I written this then it would have been...
The stick turning pink or in my case, the phone call from the nurse telling me I was pregnant after 2 long years of...
I have had two pregnancies, deliveries, recoveries, and children. The two experiences could not be more different from one another. There’s lots of room...
When I was six, I convinced my little brother to join my club. For his contribution of nine dollars, he could be vice-president, while...
We’ve all had a point in our life when the ache in our hearts is unbearable. That’s how I would explain grief to someone....
I had my first child at 28, and am pregnant with my second at 35. There were many reasons I decided to wait to...

























