This Baby Gift Idea Will Blow Their Future Minds
Hold on to your butts. I’m about pass along a pretty incredible baby gift idea. This gift? It’s affordable. It’s clever. It’s sweet and…
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“To the man in 2-D” – Random Act of Kindness Goes Viral
On a scale of one to ten, I’d say flying solo with a young baby is a solid fifteen on the old stress-o-meter. There’s…
Returning to Work after Having a Baby – the Truth About the 5th Trimester
After nearly four months of maternity leave, I returned to work on a Wednesday in April. To my surprise, I was welcomed by a decorated…
Stop Telling Me I Can’t Just Because I’m Pregnant
I think it’s safe to say that the icky, less-than-glamorous parts of pregnancy have been pretty well documented by now. It’s no longer taboo…
Why This Mom of Two Hasn’t Left the House in Days
I have to imagine that one of the greatest struggles of maternity leave has got to be finding the will and strength to leave…
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 my own), I owe you a big…
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.”…
On Being Asked If I’m Pregnant…Again
I am not the first or last postpartum mama who is going to get asked over and over if they are pregnant and then…
My One-Off Baby
Getting pregnant was a surprise for me. Not to say that the method was a surprise – but the time frame certainly was. I…
Why I Don’t Talk About My Miscarriage
I know why I stopped talking about my miscarriage. Despite the best intentions of my loved ones and friends, I didn’t feel like the…
What You Need To Know About My Almost Twins
We finished up at the mall play area and agreed to meet in the parking lot so I could lead the caravan to the…
In the Puddle of Parenting
On our first morning of our first family vacation in three years, I woke up almost giddy with excitement at the prospect of my…
In Defense of the Gender Reveal
I don’t wait patiently for anything. The “are you going to find out the sex?” question was laughable to anyone who knew me. The…
Pumping in the NICU: Liquid Gold or Liquid Guilt?
Two hours after my son was born, a lactation consultant knocked on my hospital room door. She peeked her head in and asked “Are…
Sleep Deprivation Isn’t a Contest but Someone Get Me a Prize
Me to my friend, “I’m so tired. I haven’t gotten more than three consecutive hours of sleep in 13 months.” Random person (who…
Why I Don’t Want My Body Back
On the first day of my first ‘Baby and Me’ class, the lengthiest discussion we had was about how to fit workouts into our…
The Other F Word
I don’t know how it is where you are, but around here “breast is best” is tattooed on our bosoms. And it’s true that…
5 Little Words
My pregnancy was far from picture perfect. I’ve written before about the struggle to conceive and touched briefly on the laundry list of pregnancy-related…
Mom-In-Training: the First 3 Months with my Baby
“My name is Melissa and I just had a baby.” The first step in any recovery is admission, right? They say that becoming a…
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…
