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 ...

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...

Today I turn 35.  Or, as I like to tell people, "If you need advice on being 29, just ask me, I've been 29 for years now." [in...

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...

It's the final stretch! I'm scheduled to deliver this baby via c-section on Sunday, August 16th at 9am.  (Mark your calendars!  Pr...

Breastfeeding.  Yup.  We're going there.  So, if you're male and cringing already - you are free to leave at any time.  If you are f...

We're all flying by the seat of our pants here I have several friends right now expecting children.  Some are pregnant and some are ...

Happy Halloween!  I wish you all a treat-filled day of fun and autumnal festivities! Halloween will forevermore be known in my mind as t...

2009, pregnant with Matilda Let's just clarify something right off the bat so there is no confusion about this post: I'm NOT pr...

Today is my birthday! Weirdness.  Does anyone after the age of 6 ever actually feel like the day of their birthday is  the day of their bi...

Hello world!  And welcome to the new PARDYMAMA!  As you might notice, I've had things spruced up a bit around here.  Hooray - the new de...