When I heard other moms talk about mom guilt, I wondered what that meant. Then I told myself that I don't think that would ever be me. Shocker, I become a mom, and there it is: mom guilt! If...
I recently got to spend some time with my best friend and her new baby boy. He was two weeks old when I met him and a complete angel. He pretty much just slept all day, and when he...
Several of my friends and neighbors are pregnant or just had a baby, and a couple of them will be having their first child this year. I started thinking about what advice would have been helpful to me before...
I didn’t want to have my baby.
This is something that would sound shocking for anyone who knows me personally. My pregnancy was a surprise, but my husband and I knew that we wanted kids. We just weren’t really...
I want to be super clear: I am a BIG fan of birth plans. You can read some of my tips for writing a birth plan here. The act of learning about your options and exploring different procedures that...
(Before I begin, as a former English teacher, I feel obligated to say that I know that I used a dangling preposition in my title. But who says, “Five Birth Services About Which You Might Not Know?” I’m going...
It’s not uncommon after giving birth, especially for the first time, for a mom to feel a little bit shocked by the experience. Whether she is overwhelmed by the physical intensity of the experience or surprised at all the...
I am sitting in church. When I’m here, I like to be able to completely focused on worship, but today there’s at least part of my brain that is thinking about my phone, where it sits tucked under the...
*Content warning: this post contains anxiety and vomit. *
The other afternoon I was doing some organizing. I’d just finished watching the second season of Netflix’s Get Organized with The Home Edit, so I was inspired. I’d already reorganized my...
Expecting a baby is an exciting and uncertain time for most moms. Moms that have recently given birth or are currently pregnant have the added burden of stress and uncertainty that we're all experiencing as we navigate this unfamiliar...
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Our Summer Survival Strategy
Summer is here whether I like it or not. Admittedly, it’s not my favorite season, but I’m both excited and a bit nervous about...
