For the Mamas Who Lost Their Babies: You are still a Mother
I wish when my husband and I got married 3 years ago, someone had told me that starting and growing a family can be an incredibly difficult and painful journey....
Pampered Pregnancy: 10 Ways To Treat Yo’self
by Laura
Ahhh, the dewy glow of pregnancy. It’s a lovely look on a woman, is it not? Except for when that dewy glow is actually just code for a greasy face...
Push Presents: Did you get them?
by Bert
When I was younger, my mom would tell me the story of my birth as most parents do. Part of the story was how my father bought her a Beach...
I Joined a Gym But I’ll Never Actually Work Out
I joined a gym last week. It has childcare. And I can use it for up to two hours a day. TWO HOURS. I’m so distracted by all of the...
Pregnancy After Loss: When Hope is Hard
Every night, I chew a baby asprin, swallow a few other pills/vitamins, then grab an ice pack, a princess band-aid (because that’s the only kind we have) and head to...
Making Fitness A Priority During Pregnancy
by Amber
I don’t think any of us go into pregnancy wanting to let ourselves go. But we also don’t know how our body is going to respond to growing a human....
Registry 101 and 14 Top Picks
Confession: I am a huge baby gear junkie. There, I said it, but I am not ashamed – it’s an addiction that is way too fun! I have been dragging my...
Pregnancy, Urinary Incontinence and Buying the Product to Help with It
by Bert
I have a confession to make; one that I never thought I would need to fess up to…at least not until I reached the age of 75 or something like...
Rooming In vs. Nursery Care
by Amber
When I had my first baby two and a half years ago, I was bound and determined that he would stay with me in my hospital room after he was...
Taking it Easy and the Search for Supermom
by Bert
Have you ever noticed how hard it is to take a step back and let someone else help you? Even when it’s what the doctor orders, when it’s for your...
10 Ways You Know You’re Pregnant… Again.
by Anna
I’m expecting our second child in just a few weeks (ACK!!) and have been getting so uncomfortable. Which is normal. But in comparing notes from my first full pregnancy, I’m...
Surviving the First Trimester
by Amber
A few weeks ago we announced to our family and friends that we’re expecting our fourth baby. Come September, we’ll have four kids under three! It will be crazy, but goodness I...
I Didn’t Like My Baby When I Met Him
by Laura
I have a confession to make. It is deep and ugly and I don’t like admitting it. But as the secret’s one year anniversary draws near, I keep thinking about...
On Transitioning to Two
by Anna
In about 9 weeks, we’ll be welcoming a second little baby into our family! This pregnancy has been so very different than my first, and not in very good ways....
