Flip flops strewn about the house, less socks in the laundry, an over-abundance of sunblock being slathered all over the pastiest kid in America, AKA: my son can only mean one thing: summer is upon us. The warm air and sunny skies bring back memories of the first summer I had my driver's ... » Learn More about And Now We Dance
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My Son Will Not Start Kindergarten On Time
Update: I write this as my "late summer birthday kid" heads into fourth grade. I've never once regretted red-shirting him and despite initial concerns, my husband has come to see the value in giving our son an extra year to play emotional catch-up. He's still very impulsive and reactionary when it ... » Learn More about My Son Will Not Start Kindergarten On Time
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
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
Bow Down, Peasants, and Win a Phone
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Sprint. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and to thank me for participating. While this post is sponsored, all opinions (especially about Game of Thrones) are mine. Hear ye, hear ... » Learn More about Bow Down, Peasants, and Win a Phone
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