Well, here we are. Nearing the end of the last trimester, EVER. (Quick, find wood to knock on.) A close in a huge chapter of our lives that will have me cleaning out my bathroom cabinets and boxing up the...
When my son was born, I put together some fun things for my daughter to do while she waited for her baby brother. When I found out we were expecting again, I decided I'd put together bags again for...
When I was pregnant, the most common phrase I heard was "life will never be the same." It was usually said in a condescending tone and it was followed by some sort of horror story. Morning sickness that actually...
Are you getting ready to have another baby, by c-section, and wondering HOW on earth you are going recover from that while taking care of your new baby and the one(s) you already have!? Well, fear not. I, the...
I have a post sitting in my drafts folder right now. It was going to be funny, and about my attempts to try every labor preparation suggestion given to me. Of course, none of them would work, and I'd...
I have a confession. I'll be judged for it, I'm sure, but I feel like it needs to come out because there's got to be someone out there who felt the same way that's also processing the guilt.
I didn't...
Last week, I shared my home birth story. I'm a deeply private person, a major reason for choosing to birth in my own home, so sharing the photos and graphic details about the state of my vagina in its most...
The first time I gave birth, I Googled extensively to try to find the best lists of what to bring to the hospital. And shocker, everyone has an opinion. Especially (hilariously), first time moms. So I made a list,...
Vanessa: There's no place I feel safer than in my own home - it's a haven.
Josh: We planned a home birth. We hired a nurse midwife and her assistant, as well as a doula for our family.
Vanessa: Both of...
Birth has been the most transformative experience of my life. I have learned the miraculous ability of my body and have been empowered through the inner strength I never knew I had. I had a doula with all three...
CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of your new baby! It is an exciting, new, overwhelming, exhausting, wonderful time in you and your family’s life! Enjoy it!
So … you had a C-section. Your delivery didn’t go as you had hoped or...
I knew I was taking a risk when I got pregnant with my fifth child, who would be delivered via my fifth c-section. Because I’m a labor nurse, I really knew what I was taking on when I got...
I am an organizer. A planner. OK, ok, a type-A control freak. We have spreadsheets that map out the next 15 years of our lives. So far, we’ve pretty much gotten everything we planned for out of life. The...
As “stretching” as pregnancy can be for me, I love labor. I crave the details of birth.
Within days of holding my precious bundle, I was reliving her arrival, the hormones and sleep deprivation leaving me weeping over words of...
Remember that time that we were having a baby, selling our house, leaving our amazing jobs, leaving an amazing town, moving back "home" three hours away, finding new jobs, and buying a new house?
I do. It's now. As in,...
Your Guide To KC
Sensory Friendly Guide to Kansas City Activities and Venues
Many family friendly spots in Kansas City are opening up sensory friendly days, offering sensory kits or sensory rooms to provide more inclusivity to...
