“See you on the other side.”
My husband and I all but said this to each other after we had two babies in less than 20 months.
We had double the diapers and two basically non-verbal children, not to mention, we...
Picture this- your child has been diagnosed with cancer. You'd do anything to help cure them, right? Now picture this- a complete stranger with cancer has a DNA profile almost identical to yours, and the only cure is for...
When faced with the decision for childcare, it can be very daunting. Do you try to get family to watch your child, an in-home sitter or a daycare facility? Our decision was already made for us since we were...
Let’s get real here. Being human is hard. Being a mom or a dad is hard. And we all face a variety of challenges on top of the general work/life balance game. Chronic illness, financial burdens, life-changing events --...
Fun fact: I have a fear of dogs.
Unexpected twist: I also live with a dog.
I don't know how, when, or where my fear originated. I do know when I was somewhere around 5 years old there was a dog...
Sundays mean soccer in our house. My daughter has a soccer game almost every Sunday. So this past Sunday afternoon, I took her to her game like I do every week. I love watching her play, and my favorite...
May is a special month for my family – Mother’s Day, my birthday, and my daughter’s birthday all fall in the first two weeks. My daughter is only just turning two, but we’re already experiencing it – “it” being...
I will keep this article short and sweet. Yesterday, I was a bad mom (and not like the funny ones in the movie "Bad Moms"). This past week was hard. Traveling, solo parenting (while spouse was traveling), after school...
Accidental drowning is the number one cause of child fatalities in the US under the age of 4. The American Pediatric Association strongly recommends water safety instruction for children around 12 months but despite the wide variety of swim...
It's just a stage they told me as my sweet newborn baby cried every time I tried to put him down. I'd rock him to sleep, walk in slow motion across his room, then lay him in bed before...
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