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
Family Stuff
Parenting, marriage, faith, and funny (with a few rants thrown in for good measure).
Motherhood & Expectations
2009, Motherhood Expectations: I will have this baby naturally, no medication. I will nurse this baby with no issues because that's the most natural thing for breasts to do. I will nurture and love this baby and not feel guilty when I have to leave him and return to work three months ... » Learn More about Motherhood & Expectations
5 Things Moms Should NOT Do After Having a Baby
Unless you're new 'round these parts (or have purposely been ignoring me because you're sick of hearing about pregnancy, et. al., in which case, I can't blame you), you know I've just birthed my third adorable bundle of baby. One may think that makes me a "pro parent." I say Bwahahahahaha to that ... » Learn More about 5 Things Moms Should NOT Do After Having a Baby
You’re Doing OK, Mom
Did you bottle or breast feed? Did you sleep train or go with the nighttime flow? Did you adopt the helicopter or free-range parenting style, or somewhere in between? Whatever your answers, you're doing OK, Mom. ... » Learn More about You’re Doing OK, Mom
And Then There Were Five: Lyla Grace’s Birth Story
I apologize in advance for the excruciating detail in this post; I write so I can remember, and if I've learned anything about giving birth, it's that I swap brain cells for newborns and writing everything down is no longer a luxury, but necessity. And here we go... Palm Sunday found us at the 8 am ... » Learn More about And Then There Were Five: Lyla Grace’s Birth Story