Pregnancy + Birth

I am a sucker for birth stories. When I see a birth story blog I read it. If a friend of mine has recently given birth, I ask for the details. Not just "how big was the baby" kind...

Easy pregnancies, natural births, bringing my little bundles home happy and healthy. That's what I had planned. With both of my children, but it didn't happen that way. My pregnancies consisted of appointment after appointment. Disappointment after disappointment. And,...

I made the switch from working in an office setting (and later on an art studio) to working from home full time about six years ago. At the time I was juggling the demands of a standard 40 hour-a-week...

It's about that time of year again where almost every person is excited and hopeful for the warm summer months ahead but at times feels a little displeased when making the connection that your wardrobe is soon to shift into...

Bloom :: An Event for New and Expectant Moms is just days away! Why do you want to join us at Bloom?  We have been so busy behind the scenes making sure this event is perfect to celebrate motherhood and...

  I am the quintessential bandwagon slacker when it comes to working out. I join in on something, enjoy it for a while, and then fizzle out. It happens to the best of us, but it's so frustrating sometimes! Every time...

Pregnancy can be hard. You have the combination of pregnancy hormones, morning sickness, food aversions/cravings, all of the physical changes that come with growing a human being, and not to mention dealing with the reality that your family will...

I love my neighborhood. I don't think I can say that enough. I love my neighborhood. We are blessed to have built our family home over the course of 2015. I originally convinced my husband to buy a lot...

It all starts in middle school, you learn a little about your body and why the things that are happening are happening. Then high school happens and you sit through some form of "Health" class. Well for me, birthing...

I met my husband during graduate school. We got married, started our careers, and I got my doctorate in physical therapy. In 2011, we decided we were ready for parenthood, and fortunately it didn’t take long to conceive. We were super...