Ages + Stages

{Photo credit: Jill Kari Photography} Mama Said In the beginning when I first got pregnant, as planned, on the first try, I thought I knew it all. I was clearly already on track for a perfect pregnancy to raise a perfect child...

I was eight months pregnant and had a two-year old potty training toddler when I decided to take a break from my very passionate career I had in the Cosmetology industry. Half of me really wanted to stay, but I knew...

I think there's power in sharing the stuff we think will change how people see us. We can sometimes think if we're really honest, we'll no longer be accepted. If they really knew me, they'd leave me. I'm gonna...

Being a new mom can be overwhelming. There are so many decisions to make for you and your baby starting almost right after you read that "positive" on a stick. The medical decisions, delivery, labor, names, then of course...

We have all been there – the point in life when we think we have it all together, and then we don’t. We are moms, and by definition, that means super human at times. We juggle a million different...

Bath time is a necessary evil.  From the time I brought my baby boy home over a year ago, I have hated bath time.  The following are my many observations of bath time and why it is the absolute...

"To get your kids to enthusiastically clean, all you have to do is become Messy Monster," I explained to my friend. "What is Messy Monster?" my intrigued mom-friend inquired. "You just proclaim to your kids that you're Messy Monster while using a...

Everyone loves babies. We all know to fear the terrible two's (which all parents know is actually the terrible three's) and we love the cute smiles in kindergarten pictures. We look forward to the teenage years with mixed emotions...

As I was rolled into the operating room, I started to cry. “What’s wrong?” asked the medical staff. “This is so hard…I am supposed to be taking care of my baby and its just so hard to leave her…”  The terror...

It is a difficult time of the year for me. The busy-ness of the holidays is over. Reese’s birthday is just around the corner, and with each birthday it gets harder. As he gets older, there is more to...