<Random thoughts in no particular order>
...because I certainly didn't learn them in any order!
Buy an infant car seat based on how much it weighs. You will lug that thing everywhere - get the lowest weight possible. Don't be...
Hey there. Yeah, you. I see you. Though you're not making much attempt to hide your disdain for my tattoos while I sit in my lawn chair watching my oldest daughter play in her soccer game. As my kid starts chit-chatting with yours,...
I don't think there's been a single day since my daughter was born that I haven't felt anxious about something. I had heard friends talk about postpartum anxiety before I had my daughter, but always sort of thought I'd be exempt. I'm...
Managing conflict is hard. Navigating conflict within our living environment is even harder. Healthy conflict coping skills require the art of listening, accepting accountability, and mastering the dance of compromise. Our students do not always have these skill sets...
Is it just me, or do you think it might be harder to be a mom now than it has ever been before?
I mean, we aren't watching our kids die from the plague like our foremothers, but we...
Dogs. Often referred to as a man's best friend. We are one of those couples who decided to get a puppy a few years into our marriage, you know, sans kids. Years later, we now have two beautiful children...
My husband is a very wise man.
The other day he told me this:
There are some parenting decisions that we have control over, but then there are some that we don't.
Profound, right?
We had been having a heated discussion over a...
Somewhere is an unwritten rule that families should be comprised of two kids, preferably a boy and a girl, two parents, and a dog. It's also widely acceptable to expand into a third "wild card" kid if you're feeling...
Evaluating a place to care for your children is one of the more stressful decisions you will make as a parent. I've made it twice. I've started at one facility and uprooted my children to go to another facility. I've...
Tis the season. Gatherings. Work parties. Cookie exchanges. New Years Eve parties. Preschool parties. Middle School parties. The list goes on.
Add to that list the number of breastfeeding mamas attempting to attend these glorious events, feed their milk-crazed babies,...
I am not someone who has a natural rapport with kids. I've never known what to do with them and my interactions always feel forced and awkward. When I found out I was pregnant with our first baby, it...
It's me again. The advocate for all holiday-baby-mamas everywhere! Keep in mind friends, whether your baby is competing with Santa Claus, trick-or-treaters, Black Friday deals, reservations at restaurants on Valentine's day, or fireworks; there are a few simple ways...
My alarm goes off at an unfairly early hour and I rise up to start the preparation for the day. It’s a hospital day. Little lego lover #3 is medically complicated so we have quite a few hospital days. These can...
This summer, my husband and I took the kids to see Finding Dory. As soon as we sat down, we heard a loud yowling from the other side of the theater. I looked over and saw a group of people with special...
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Bloom :: An Event for Moms! {2024}
Bloom is an event for new and expecting moms, foster moms, and adoptive moms (recommended for any mom up to toddler age!), and other...
