A Life with Mini-Bigs
by Cari Dugan
You know how you are pregnant, and then all of a sudden the horror stories start coming in from every angle from everybody? Everybody from your well-intentioned mother to the...
What Do You Do When Your Kids Are (finally) Asleep?
by Annie
Most nights I open a beer or pour a glass of wine… then do the dinner, and sometimes breakfast, dishes. If I’m feeling especially adventurous I’ll take a shower. Alone....
What Color Was Your First Bike?
by Brianna
My first bike was pink. Light pink. It had a white seat and white plastic covering the handlebars. My Dad taught me how to ride that bike on a summer...
Get Out the Door On Time with Less Stress
When my kids were little we had a morning routine that got us out the door on time every day without fail. I’d wake the girls at 7 a.m., we’d...
5 Ways I Manage My Time Differently Since Becoming a Mom {and GIVEAWAY!}
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One of Those Weeks
by Annie
It’s been one of those weeks. I have an equal number of clean, unfolded clothes in laundry baskets as dirty. My floors have more dirt, dust, food and dog hair...
When Motherhood Loses It’s Luster
by Cari Dugan
I remember being pregnant with my first babe. Belly round. Tired, but deliriously happy. I was so fascinated with motherhood. It was if it was a completely new idea. At...
That Time I Explained Death to My 3-Year-Old
by Kim
At some point in parenthood, you will have to have those BIG discussions with your kids. You know, where do babies come from? Why doesn’t she look like me? Why...
Let’s Stop Talking About Breastfeeding
by Marielle
Let’s stop talking about breastfeeding. And while we’re at it, let’s stop talking about formula-feeding, too. I swear, every time I turn on the news or scan my feeds, there...
Because It Is Worth It….
by Jen
Waking up in the middle of the night to feed you is worth it because I get to provide you nourishment for your growing body. Rocking you back and forth...
Keeping Nursing Real
by Melissa
If any of you know me well or follow my personal blog, you probably see that I am a huge believer in moderation. Of balance and wellness without depriving myself....
How Do I Worry for Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
by Maureen Zhao
By nature, I am a worrier. Add nature with motherhood and I am a disaster. When I was pregnant with my son, I remember thinking, “ Once I’m through the first...
Roger the Rabbit and the Power to Put Your Kid to Sleep
by Kim
Have you heard of this new book yet? It’s called The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep: A New Way of Getting Children to Sleep by Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin, a...
Quiet Times
by Cari Dugan
I would say that for the most part I am a pretty relaxed mom. Even when the kids were little and other moms were fretting over dirty pacifiers, unexplained rashes,...
