Dos and Don’ts of Bringing Home Your Second Baby
10 or so years ago, I challenged my mom to go skydiving. (I promise there’s a point to this.) We road tripped, windows down,…
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A Dad’s Guide to Raising Baby Girls
My husband and I are fortunate enough to be parents to three wild and wooly little girls. And ever since the night our first…
Humble Lessons I’ve Learned about Mixing Friends and Kids
To all of my friends that had children before me, I owe you a heartfelt apology. I was wrong. So wrong. About everything. I…
5 Pieces of New Mom Advice I Actually Used
When I brought my first newborn home, I assumed there must have been a wild and wounded look in my eyes. It was the…
What I’ve Learned So Far (10 Week Edition)
1. I need to have a shower everyday. After having my daughter, Ryley, a daily shower has become an absolute priority in a…
Dear Friend Who Had Children Before Me – Sorry
Dear (insert your name here if you are a female friend of mine with a child born before August 2015), I owe you a big…
The Shitty Parts of Trying to Get Pregnant That I Wouldn’t Give Back
“I hope it’s like childbirth,” I said, through tears, to my therapist. “I hope that once I get pregnant, a hormone will be released that…
Second Babies are Always Easier…Right?
During the course of my second pregnancy, I was (more than once) assured that “This baby will be sooooooooo much easier than your first.”…
“I’ll just have to be 15 minutes late”
There is something about being in the trenches that allows you to see with a clarity that is otherwise hard to achieve. Sometimes, when…
40 Weeks Pregnant and Done Being Angry
I’m not a doctor, but throughout the entirety of my third pregnancy, I confidently reiterated to everyone my assessment until they took it as…
21 Questions I Asked My Pregnant Self in a Single Day
When I was pregnant with my now 3-month-old little girl, my brain was constantly racing with questions and confusion about my body, my baby,…
Parental Priorities and Being Okay With My Mom Bod
My shorts don’t fit. It’s the second summer in a row where I’ve gone to put my shorts on, and inexplicably (I use this…
Breastfeeding with Huge Boobs: What it’s Really Like
Before my first son was born, I was determined to prepare myself as best as I could for breastfeeding. I poured over the pamphlet…
The Perfect Pre-Kid Mother
I was on the phone with my best friend the other day and she said something that really resonated with me: “I was the best mom ever before I actually had kids.”…
5 Ways Being a Mom Made Me a Grownup
Becoming a parent has had a bunch of consequences on my life, one of which was completely unexpected… It made me an honest to…
What Steel Magnolias Taught Me About My Miscarriage
I’m in a play right now. You might have heard of it. Pink is my signature color. Steel Magnolias, anyone? Doesn’t that conjure up…
5 Steps to Sanity: a New Mom Meditation Routine
When I became a mom, I was pretty confident. I’d been teaching prenatal yoga for years, I felt strong from my yoga classes,…
