I absolutely loved being a stay-at-home-mom. I know it's not for everyone, but it's always been a perfect fit for our family. I cherished those baby days and really enjoyed preschool drop- off and pick-up all within the two-hour time...
I remember the day I found out I was pregnant with my third child, and I desperately hoped she was a girl. I was late, and although my husband and I were trying to get pregnant, it was taking...
Unless you have somehow been blessed with little non-human offspring who never, ever, ever do any wrong, you have probably wanted to call your child a name before. Obviously, we teach our children that name-calling is not a nice thing...
In our house, we have a son who was diagnosed with ADHD a couple of years ago. My husband and I knew there were some issues that needed to be addressed: behaviorally and emotionally. Our son had been through...
Our child is a fun-loving, free-spirited, knows-what-she-wants, 2-year-old. She loves and is loved beyond measure. She is wise beyond years. I often comment that she is an old soul {but believe me when I say that she is living the toddler-life}. I...
Documenting baby's first year is such a "millennial mom" thing to do, and I'm not ashamed to say I absolutely LOVE it! Little ones change so much within those first twelve months. You bring baby home, eyes barely open just eating,...
I recently read an article about housework and about whose "jobs" are whose and so forth. It made me think of my own house and about the arguments that come with asking other people to do some cleaning...
Pregnancy is so exciting! Feeling that little creature fluttering inside you, everyone telling you that you're glowing, batting strangers' hands away from your swollen abdomen -- it's like no other time in your life. But, um, remember that thing...
Iron-Willed. It took me 2.5 years to accept that indeed, I was blessed with a Ms. Sassy, Independent, Persistent, Decisive, Iron-Willed, Immovable, Little Girl. I’m not sure why I was in such denial about this. On her debut, the...