When I was a new, first time mom, I was easily rattled. If my son cried in public, I was mortified. If I had to nurse him, I wanted to be in a locked, windowless room that yielded no...
Here we are again, Mama. It's time to spring those clocks forward as Daylight Saving Time hits us again.
While the main focus is typically "What do I do with bedtime?" (don't worry, we will cover that!) we also want...
“Tonight I stood next to my daughter’s crib as tears started to build up. How could something so innocent, so beautiful, so wanted, bring so much hurt. Hurt because I feel guilty for feeling hurt, and hurt because after...
Neurotic first-time breastfeeding moms: this niche blog post is for you!
If you don't happen to fall into that oddly specific category, please do keep reading for entertainment value and perhaps a wee bit of schadenfreude.
Picture me, reader. The year...
Two weeks from today, public schools start here in RVA. Administrators and lead teachers have already returned for the new year. So, you could say that we are in the final countdown to back to school. Some are in...
Before I even had one child, I thought I wanted four.
This was obviously influenced by my love of Parenthood.
After we had our first, it changed to, “Let's have 3 by 30.”
And now that we have two sweet girls 19...
"I'm so glad she's not coming tonight."
I had wavered on doing maternity photos and finally had them scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, May 6, 2015. It was only four days before my due date, but I was convinced...
I’ve spent most of the last 6 years living in a proverbial hole.
I was welcomed into motherhood with a baby who screamed for most of his first year and didn’t sleep through the night until well after 1 year....
Six years ago, I was VERY pregnant with our first child. We were anxiously awaiting this baby’s arrival. I had no idea how our lives would change so completely.
I also had no idea the gender of our child.
I’m not...
"The only Level III Neonatal ICU in the area with a neonatologist onsite 24/7."
I was reading up about Henrico Doctors' Hospital's reputation when I read that sentence. It sounded impressive. But I wondered, "What does that actually mean?"
It turns...
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Being a Millennial Mom in 2019: What it’s Actually Like
“I wouldn’t want to raise a kid today.”
That’s what you’ll hear from most adults over the age of 50. As a 33-year-old “Millennial Mom”...
