Six and a half weeks after my new baby girl was born, I walked into a new gym I had been looking forward to trying for some time. I hurried my two boys into the child watch room while...
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...
When my husband and I decided to have a baby, I began reading. Books, mommy blogs, pregnancy websites and baby forums quickly became my go-to resources for all things pregnancy and baby-related. I wanted to prepare myself for what I...
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...
If I could pick one bit of advice to give to a new mom, what would it be?
That's the question I was asked following a baby shower this weekend. I first thought about how hard it is to filter...
My husband and I have three kids. We love our growing family, but we dread the first six weeks with a newborn every time. We are so thankful for our sweet babes, but the days are still dark. During...
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...
Someone once said, “It’s never a ‘good’ time to have a baby.”
It took me awhile, but I finally realized this advice isn’t a literal warning against having a baby, as in, “Whoa buddy! Having a baby is a real...
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...
After nine months of heartburn, she assumed he must have a head of dark hair. She already knew he was ornery, but that was to be expected.
She knew when he would get feisty and watched her belly roll around,...
That smell. The intoxicating mix of baby shampoo and little human newness has made more than one of us lean over and unapologetically take in a whiff of a baby’s head. That smell can also be the scent of...
Laura’s desire to be a mother didn’t start when she got married. It started when she was a toddler, feeding bottles of milk to her dolls before rocking them to sleep.
That little girl grew up, got married, and finished...
How many kids do you have?
When will you have your next?
Oh good, you got your girl - you can be done now, right?
Do any of these questions sound familiar? In my experience, this line of questioning is all too...
On January 26, 2011, I found myself sitting at my desk for over an hour, trying not to stare at the phone. What is it they say? "A watched pot never boils?" I had told them to call me...
I used to joke that I wished I could have my pap smear more than once a year because I missed my midwife.
After going through a pregnancy, a dramatic delivery experience and then a miscarriage, I'm pretty sure I...
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10 Taco Spots to Try in Kansas City
From traditional taquerias serving authentic Mexican flavors to trendy eateries with innovative spins on classic recipes, Kansas City has something to satisfy every taco...
