Let me just start off by saying that I am NOT a Pregzilla. And it's not just me saying it- I have friends and family that can vouch for me, too. I'm 34 weeks along now, and I haven't...
When I was in high school, college, maybe even beyond--I wasn't sure I'd ever want to be married or have children. I had big, fancy, career-driven plans and I viewed anything and everyone that could possibly hinder them with suspicion....
UPDATE: As of April 12, 2019, all models of the Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play sleeper have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Many parents everywhere, including me, stopped in their tracks when they saw the news this week...
My children are five and ten months. Sometimes people are surprised at the age gap – they have a soft puzzled look on their faces, but they rarely ask why. Others say “Smart. We planned ours that way too...
Jacksonville mom Chalonda Hill nervously listened to the news that her newborn son, Priest, would need to be admitted to the NICU at UF Health Jacksonville just minutes after delivery. Priest was Chalonda’s first child born premature, and he...
When I found out I was pregnant, along with the joy and excitement, also came a feeling of anxiousness. I had not spent much time around babies, but I had heard all the stories from my friends about babies...
This "season of life" with babies is almost behind me now. Last month our twins turned 2 years old. They were our last (third and fourth) babies. Our oldest will be 10 in the fall. So for almost 10...
My first pregnancy was full of surprises, including finding out that-- SURPRISE! Ten days before my wedding--my nausea wasn’t wedding nerves, but morning sickness. At my last wedding-dress fitting my boobs were spilling out the top, not because it...
I admit it; I'm guilty. I never truly understood it or appreciated it until now.
No infinite number of mommy friends, parenting classes, self-help books or blog posts could have prepared me for what has been the toughest three weeks of my entire...
Congrats, Mama! You have a new bundle of joy on the way, and you can't wait to watch your child become a big brother or sister. Brace yourself: Nothing can prepare you for the moment your oldest child meets...
My friend Meg recently posted a picture of her and her mother on her first day of Kindergarten. The picture was so sweet--you could tell it was from a different era. It was fun to see how her mom, and...
When a mother imagines her child’s birth, she envisions pushing, sweating, laboring and finally having her newborn placed on her chest. Cesarean sections are rarely part of that dream and leave many mothers feeling as if they missed out...