Knick-knacks, art, stamps. Souvenirs from worldly travels, cards with personal messages scrawled on the insides. The theory behind collecting tangible mementos to serve as a personal cache, storing the happy and bittersweet, is well and good. Reminiscing is proverbial soul food, comforting and ... » Learn More about Loving the Mom in Me
Child Birth
I Wanna Feel Done
July 2014 marked 8 years of wedded bliss for me and the husband. Every July 29, I force him to pose for The Anniversary Picture that proves we still like each other: In years past, we've held a sign that reads how many years we've been married (thank you, Pinterest), but 2014 worked ... » Learn More about I Wanna Feel Done
“Your Baby Has Holes in Her Heart” As Shared By the Worst Pediatric Cardiologist EVER
It was about 7AM, an otherwise acceptable time to wake a gal up, unless she had just spent the entire day before laboring and expelling the cutest almost 10-pound baby girl (along with some other stuff...). I had been looking forward to the first comfortable stomach sleep in almost 8 months, and was ... » Learn More about “Your Baby Has Holes in Her Heart” As Shared By the Worst Pediatric Cardiologist EVER
The 10 People You Meet In the Hospital
If you're new 'round these parts, you may not know that I recently expelled a tiny human from my loins. Baby Girl, mine and the husband's third creation, joined our family in April, but not before an interesting hospital stay. I am somewhat of a self-proclaimed expert on hospital stays, having had a ... » Learn More about The 10 People You Meet In the Hospital
Finding Beauty in Pregnancy
I know, I know--"would she please shut up about pregnancy and babies?!" She will not. And here's why: I had professional belly and newborn pictures taken by Misty, a local, super talented photographer who CAME TO MY HOME (this is so clutch, you don't even know), and I want to share them with ... » Learn More about Finding Beauty in Pregnancy