Pregnancy + Postpartum

"Strong moms give birth naturally with no epidural." I've heard it over and over again. When did c-sections get dubbed as "the easy way out"? Let me tell you that there was nothing easy about it. I also want...

I've always loved organization. Although, I don't always have the cleanest house, my heart skips a beat when I get the chance to reorganize my pantry or when my medicine cabinet gets an overhaul. When I was growing up,...

  Three years. One HSG. Twenty five (maybe more) ultrasounds. A ridiculous amount of blood draws. Too many doctors appointments. Nine rounds of clomid. Three rounds of a trigger shot. Two failed IUIs. Three miscarriages. Hundreds of negative pregnancy tests.  This...

Nothing has come more natural to me than parenting. Hear me out when I say I am not writing this to brag or shame anyone. I am writing this to share how you too can be confident in your...

There comes a point in each woman's pregnancy when you tire of unsolicited opinions, and everrryyy mama-to-be has SOMETHING specific that really just "grinds their gears". For me, the primary annoyance with both pregnancies was everyone's preference for gender....

Motherhood is filled with memorable milestones: baby's first step, your preschooler's first day at "big kid" school, graduation from 5th grade, your middle-schooler's first band concert, and prom.  But what about the small, special, still-of-the-night moments of motherhood?  Will...

It hasn’t been long since I found out you’re going to be in this world, but it feels like I already know you. It feels like I've known you my whole life. When I think about you, I can't help...

  Ah, summer. The season for BBQs, pool parties, iced tea, and of course, the dreaded swim suit. If you’re a mom you probably approach this season with the same excitement you have for getting your teeth pulled.   Between the baby fat...

I won't lie, before getting pregnant I was an offender of bad conversation etiquette with pregnant women. It's easy to fall into the trap, after all, you don't want to act uninterested, but there is also a fine line...

As the birth of our second son kind of completely sneaks up on me, I'm realizing how blessed my little family truly is. I've fought pretty hard against having any baby showers, mostly because our kiddos will be about...

Finding out about our second pregnancy was just as exciting as finding out about our first.  With our first baby, we didn't tell our family until 8 weeks, and friends didn't follow until weeks later.  This time around, my...

My husband, Matt, and I got married in the summer of 2006 while we were still in college. In fact, I had only been 20 for a few weeks before we tied the knot. Looking back, we were so...