Tag: health
Pierced Ears for a Five-Year-Old? I Kind of Wish We Waited
My daughter had talked about getting her ears pierced for a while, and we discussed what to expect. When she turned five, we felt...
Teaching Myself To Take Up Space
Ope, just gotta scooch by ya. Pardon me. I hope it's okay that I'm bothering you. Oh! You need me to do a long...
Pieces Of Myself: Holding Onto Interests And Hobbies In Motherhood
"Is it harder to hold on than it is to let go?"
I asked myself.
I set my alarm early to wake up before my kids...
The Importance Of Practicing What You Preach
After twenty minutes of begging my four-year-old to brush her teeth, I was over it.
Since we were already late, I figured I'd go ahead...
Hiking with Young Kids: Tips for Your Next Adventure
My husband and I love being outdoors. This made it an easy decision to do everything in our power to get our kids to...
I Will Comfort You When You Cry: Sleep Training
Going into motherhood, I was naïve to all the topics deemed controversial. I did not know the controversy around toys with batteries, clothes with...
Balloons Are A Big Deal But Not In A Good Way
I picked my daughter up from her Pre-K classroom. The leprechauns had been there for St. Patrick's Day, so the room had green streamers...
The Milk Bank: Helping Babies In Need
Blood donation is a topic most people are familiar with. Human milk donation, however, is another story. Few people are aware of donor milk...
I Hate The Word Miscarriage
Miscarried. I miscarried. I was eight weeks pregnant, but then I miscarried. That word stings like no other I've heard before.
Miscarried - like I...
The Awakening: Not Every Workout Needs To Be Near-death
8! 7!...5!...3! 3! 3!...1! Ah! Catch your breath, take a sip, we move on to…the next near-death move in (insert any hardcore bootcamp-context workout...
Sweaty Solutions for a Sweaty Mama
Sweat isn’t a problem just in the summer or during a workout for me. After my second baby, I’m sweaty ALL. THE. TIME. It...
The Struggle to Love Myself
I am thankful to have a lot of love in my life.
I love my husband and the life we’ve built. I love my children,...
Tip of the Month: Identifying Lip and Tongue Ties in Your...
Did you know that lip and tongue ties are fairly common physical impairments that affect the mouth? A lip tie is when the upper...
Waiting Games For The Whole Family
This season has been rough. I don’t know if we can blame it on the immunity gap, unmasking, bad luck, or a combination of...