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
Parenting
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
Don’t Poop On Your Princesses
It has been two months since my almost-three-year-old was introduced to Huggies Pull-Ups, and while I can't say she is 100% potty trained, we have made incredible strides in the bathroom using department. Before Pull-Ups: Me: Do you want to use the potty? Ella: ... » Learn More about Don’t Poop On Your Princesses
Motherhood & Reinvention
When I was a freshman in high school, my parents went away on a week-long cruise. They left my grandma in charge of my brother and me, and sailed on their merry way. Gram wasn't about to climb the steps to my second story bedroom, so I knew that any, uh, frowned upon activities could take place up ... » Learn More about Motherhood & Reinvention