Ages + Stages

When my oldest baby was born, I was so excited to have the privilege of staying home with her! I imagined us going to the park, walking around the zoo and making hand print crafts to our hearts content....

Motherhood. For me, it felt a bit like trying on a new pair of shoes. It was a little stiff. Even painful at times, but I was bound and determined to make them fit. After all, I made the...

We can't learn everything about parenting in advance, but there's one thing I wish I had been prepared for. The febrile seizure. Why are parents not talking about this?! The First Febrile Seizure On the evening of December 20, 2018, everything...

Never Trust the Silence Ahh, Saturday morning. It's 8:30, and we're being lazy. The house is quiet, nothing stirring yet. I love early mornings when my toddler decides to sleep in because they're incredibly rare. "DING-DONG-DING-DONG-BANG-BANG-BANG!!" What the crap?? Suddenly our silence...

From the very moment I saw those two pink lines, I knew I had a huge responsibility ahead of me. There are SO many decisions to be made when having children. I am a planner. To the core. I choose...

Before our adopted daughter came to live with us as a foster child in 2019, we prepared in all the ways we knew how. We did all the training with the Department of Human Services, we read all the...

Sometimes I think life would be so much easier as a boy... you could shave your head and no one would think twice about it; you wouldn't have to shave any other area of your body; regardless of the...

Lately I have had several friends become first-time moms. I’m absolutely obsessed with all of their precious babies, of course, but what I have found most fascinating is watching their personal transformation. I LOVE LOVE LOVE watching my friends...

I have this friend. When I met her at my daughter's dance class last year, I immediately classified her as "The One Who Has It All Together." As if her trendy haircut, perfectly procured outfits, and sleek black sedan weren't...

I’m a mom of three littles, and most of the other mamas in my life are also in the early years of parenting. My Facebook feed is full of squishy and sweet baby faces, and I couldn’t love them...

We are so excited to bring you Bloom 2019! We've brought back some favorites from last year and discovered some new resources for our mamas! All moms are welcome - join us!  Who:: Bloom is geared towards moms of infants,...

The year was 2017. I had a newborn and an almost two-year-old who I was potty training. No one told me to try to potty train a 22-month-old immediately after giving birth, but there I was. I was sure -...