Pregnancy
Helpful information and inside experience on pregnancy!
Feeling Normal Again After Becoming Mom (it takes a while)
I’m going to let you in on the punchline now: after having kids, it took me two years to feel some kind of normal again. Yes, you read that right, two years. Actually, to be completely Read More …
Need a Baby Gate? I’m Giving One Away.
This giveaway is a partnership with Nakturnal, with a prize of a gift certificate. When I had my first baby, I went through all the things I could possibly need: pacifiers, swaddle, crib, diapers, Read More …
Why “Me-Time” is Bullshit
“Me-time” is complete bull, but not for any of the reasons you may think. Yes, mothers should have time to themselves. I would even argue that it’s a necessity if we want to maintain some Read More …
A Bedtime Story
Almost every night before bed, our children ask me or dad to read them a story. It’s a nighttime tradition I cherish. Especially as a graduated English and Literature major, literature–whether children’s, adult, fiction or non–is Read More …
10 Things No One Tells You About Post-Baby Body
For those women who were blessed with super pregnancy genetics or able to stay in shape and maintain their glorious pre-baby body, my hat’s off to you, and I also have some built up anger Read More …
15 Completely Illogical Reasons Mom Wants Another Baby
You can’t deny there’s a longing–no matter how illogical or fleeting–each time a chapter in life comes to an end. Especially when it’s time to decide whether you want to continue having kids or be done for good. It’s Read More …
21 Reasons Summer is a Parent's Frenemy
As a general person before kids, summer was the season to look forward to all year long. It was a time to relax, get a tan, be outside, enjoy friends, travel, read a book Read More …
10 Sentences that Perfectly Describe Being a Stay-at-Home Parent
For most stay-at-home parents, life is chaos. In fact, some of us might rather head out the door to work every day just to get some alone time and socialize with humans who don’t pick Read More …
5 STL Mother's Day Ideas
1. The Ritz-Carlton offers a Mother’s Day Weekend Saturday Tea At Saturday Tea, May 9, the Ritz-Carlton Chefs offer an event to honor mothers. With a decadent menu of mini-sandwiches, scones, sweet treats and a plethora of brewed Read More …
To the new mom who was bullied by "the girls" for posting photos of her baby…
…this one’s for you. I am in no way going to pretend like some Facebook posts don’t annoy me. We all have those eyes-roll-to-the-back-of-our-head people posters on our friend list. Guess what? You can unfollow them, Read More …