Open Letter to the Man Using the Family Restroom at the Airport
As we embark on this busy holiday season full of cheer and travel let this be a reminder to those who take advantage of designated family areas causing undue stress...
Private vs. Public: Sharing my Baby on Social Media
After my husband and I found out we were expecting our daughter, we had very real conversations about parenting. Topics included the typical: How should she be educated? Should she...
Do I Really Need To Know If I’m Going To Have Another?
by Melissa
As a little girl, I always assumed I would have a big family of my own someday. It was completely normal to me. I came from a family of 6...
I Scheduled My C-Section and I Don’t Feel A Tiny Bit Guilty About It
I just got off the phone with the nurse coordinating my scheduled C-section, which will happen at 39 weeks on the dot, and couldn’t be more excited. What!? Excited? Are...
How to Host a Gender-Reveal Party
by Nealy
We decided to do something different and host a Gender Reveal Party for our fourth (yes, you read that right!) baby. A Gender Reveal Party is when the parents find out...
Project Leo William &
On May 28th 2014, at around 11:00am, I got the most gut-wrenching phone call of my life from our babysitter. She was hysterical. In that moment, I knew my baby was gone....
These Babies Were Real, These Babies Were Loved
Eli & Webber. Those are my baby boys’ names. They each (separately) arrived too early. 20 weeks early in fact. If my body could have held on a little longer...
Honoring the Child You Lost
This weeks marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, on October 15th, and October as a month is set aside to bring awareness as well. 25% of pregnancies do not go...
It’s a Costume Party! Sponsored by Metro Pediatric Dental Associates
We’re thrilled to have Metro Pediatric Dental back to sponsor a series of Fall Playdates! They sponsored our Summer Playdate Series – we had a blast and can’t wait partner again for...
On Letting Our Kids Be Bored
by Anna
I know. I’m off by like three months here. This should really be a ‘school’s out’ post, not a ‘back-to-school’ post. But hear me out? I have two babies –...
Music for Kids…and for Moms
by Karri Larson
“And it’s hard to love, there’s so much to hate Hanging on to hope, when there is no hope to speak of and the wounded skies above, say its much...
I Joined a Gym But I’ll Never Actually Work Out
I joined a gym last week. It has childcare. And I can use it for up to two hours a day. TWO HOURS. I’m so distracted by all of the...
Pregnancy After Loss: When Hope is Hard
Every night, I chew a baby asprin, swallow a few other pills/vitamins, then grab an ice pack, a princess band-aid (because that’s the only kind we have) and head to...
How To: Organizing Baby Clothes
by Laura
It’s amazing to me how much room those tiny, little pieces of clothing our babies wear take up. While my son’s nursery closet started out nice and organized, with specified...
