Preparing Your Toddler For Their New Sibling
Being a couple months away from the delivery of our second child, we’ve been working on prepping our toddler, Greyson, for his new baby brother. People often ask us, “Does...
Chiropractic Care in Pregnancy
by Amber Harder
{Disclosure: We have partnered with Seasons Family Chiropractic to talk to you about both the benefits of seeing a prenatal chiropractor during pregnancy and the benefits for infants and children seeing a...
Baby Sign is for Everyone!
“Ice cream. More. Please,” my toddler sleepily communicates to me in baby sign at 6 am. She hasn’t been awake for long, but she knows exactly what she wants. In fact, I almost...
The 4 P’s of Prematurity
Last year at this time my husband and I joined a distinct group few voluntarily join. We became preemie parents, more accurately micro-preemie parents, welcoming our daughter into the world...
Clearing the Air
After the birth of my third child, it took nearly a year before I found joy in writing again. I had all of the excuses not to write. New baby....
6 Things No One Tells You About Being Prego
Hello 26 weeks! For those of you that can’t do math like me, that’s 6.5 months. I am feeling large and in charge! And although I am trying to enjoy...
You Know, the Martyr Dies (On Self-Fulfillment)
{Photo credit: Anna Lygocki Photography} I love strategizing how to get to yes, and I love saying “yes” even when I’m saying “no.” I am very good at saying “yes.”...
This Is My Motherhood
by Cari Dugan
“He is mine in a way that he will never be hers, yet he is hers in a way that he will never be mine, and so together, we are...
Hummingbird: New Ear Tubes Option {Sponsored Post}
We have partnered with Fairview Health Services to bring you a first-person account of the all-new Hummingbird ear tube device. While this post is sponsored, all experiences and opinions are 100%...
Let the Hard Stuff Be Hard
by Amber Harder
{Photo credit: JohnD_22 via Visualhunt.com} I am in the final week of my pregnancy with our third child, and I gotta say, this hasn’t been the easiest season. I’m definitely...
5 Tips to Start Writing about Motherhood in 2017
by Daci Platt
Someone once told me the days are long, but the years are short. By someone, I mean literally every mother I’ve ever met. My daughter turns two next month, and I’m...
Speak Up and Build Up
I have been a part of “mom culture” for about two years – and that’s two years enough to realize that mom culture can be competitive. Mom culture can be...
Raising Kids in a Gender Neutral Family
When I was pregnant with each of my children, everyone wanted to know whether the baby was a boy or a girl, including me and my husband. For some reason,...
Mom Friends In All Seasons
by Cari Dugan
About four years ago, I joined a gym for one purpose: to get healthy again. I had let my health slide after three children, and it was beginning to affect...