I could put you down.
You've closed your eyes. Your breathing has slowed. You've drifted off to sleep. So, I could put you down. I could put you down and go fold clothes or grade papers, or go and do...
Every few months I latch onto some Top 40 song that I become obsessed with even though it isn't at all relevant to my current life.
I haven't gone through a break-up in about a decade, but I'm living for...
Are you pregnant? Or did you have a baby in the past month? Then this paid study may be for you!
The University of South Carolina Department of Exercise Science is conducting a study to examine how body weight, body fat, and...
The holiday season is in full swing with Halloween behind us and Thanksgiving and Christmas quickly approaching. If you were like me, though, you may have missed the significance of October 16. That, my friends, is Dictionary Day, in...
Like most new parents I spent the nine months before my child's arrival preparing for every little thing I thought they would need. During those months we received good advice, bad advice, unwanted advice, appreciated advice, facts and literally...
Breastfeeding was by far more challenging, rewarding and more complicated than I expected.
With my first son I was unable to breastfeed longer than two weeks which at the time was a huge disappointment. I realized later that I was...
What is Babywearing?
Babywearing is the practice of carrying your baby (or even your toddler) up against you with the assistance of some sort of sling, wrap or other type of carrier. While babywearing has gained popularity more recently, it's...
My story into motherhood is not unique except for one key factor. My family moved two times before our infant turned 4 months. And not just down the street. We moved from Seattle to Chicago and then Chicago to...
Wait... Why would you do that?
I am no stranger to road trips. I come from a long line of "why fly when you can drive?"... so driving long distances in the car is nothing new to me. Road trips...
Dear Caroline,
I write this letter to future you. By the time you’re old enough to understand, you probably won’t even remember much of what life is like right this moment. You probably won’t remember the wonderful chaos of being...
A few weeks ago I had my first child, and the flurry of "what-ifs" and planning questions are flooding my mind.
What if my son won't want to cuddle with me to breastfeed once he starts using a bottle? What...
As I rounded the corner of Target this morning I spotted a new mom juggling to quiet what sounded like a newborn baby boy. (You know that precious mousey squeak that absolutely melts all mamas' hearts? That was it.)...
A male friend of mine reached out to me the other day via text during the wee hours of the morning. His text simply read, “I’m smoked. The baby isn’t sleeping well." The baby was four weeks old and...
I swear I woke up one morning to find I no longer had a baby, I had a toddler, but I still had so much baby stuff!
Baby Products: loads of them probably fell upon you when you brought home...
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