"Nine months on, nine months off." This is the mantra of any new mother seeking consolation in her old pair of skinny jeans. We...

I don't know what it's like to receive a diagnosis of infertility. When it took me nearly a year to conceive our first child, my ...

Last night, we let baby Vivian "cry it out" a couple times in the night. Before you applaud or criticize, let me tell you that ...

  Ever feel like you're running a small city of crazies? Wondering how you became Mayor of Loudville with skyscrapers of laundry and to...

Are we ready to start a family? This is the question many couples ask when they come to the crossroads of entering parenthood. If you a...

I've got one in Kindergarten and another headed there next fall, so the alphabet is a popular topic in our household these days. Ever...

Happy New Year! It's 2016 - the year we're all going to be healthier, calmer, and happier. Right? [Insert fear and loathing here.]...

Sometimes I stumble across a product I love so much, that I track down the manufacturer and let them know I would hug them in person if I co...

I recently wrote a post all about breastfeeding, where I mentioned how much I love Earth Mama Angel Baby's Natural Nipple Butter.  Sinc...

"I'm not good at this," I thought to myself as I gripped the steering wheel, cringing, and biting my tongue from yelling at my...

Breastfeeding is awesome...when it's going smoothly. But for many women, breastfeeding is a total enigma right up until they nearly...

I've heard it once, I've heard it too many times..."C-sections are the easy way out." original photo by Mathieu Photog...

Let me start off by saying (and meaning) this:   There's no wrong way to have a baby. Photo from Daphne's birth by Mathieu Photog...

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon is when you learn about something new and then all of a sudden it seems to pop up everywhere .  Never is this ...

With three children under six, my motherhood currently trumps other aspects of my identity.  I'm cool with this.  I welcome it, truly.  ...

Vivian’s birth story is so different than her sisters’.  We knew since Daphne’s birth that if we were blessed with another child the birth w...

She's here!  She's arrived!  And though it's been a few weeks since I've touched the blog, I couldn't jump back into wri...