4 Reasons to Write a Birth Plan | Plan Your Best Birth (part 2 of 3)
Why it’s important to have a birth plan even when things don’t always go according to plans.I’ve given birth twice now, which in no way makes me an expert, but I have experienced both an unexpected...
View ArticleHow to Organize and Write a Birth Plan | Plan Your Best Birth (part 3 of 3)
Despite some physical difficulties and some fairly major emotional difficulties as we learned our son might have down syndrome, I absolutely loved being pregnant. It’s such a special time where you...
View ArticleSpirit-Led Parenting: The Importance of Connection
If you’ve been around this space for—oh—a nanosecond, well then you’d know that I’m all about empowering women. Especially new or struggling mamas.When author Megan Tietz (SortaCrunchy) invited me to...
View ArticleShe’s having a baby – a book baby – and I’m so excited.
UPDATE 4/15/13: Guess who forgot to write in the option to win The Baby Companion book? Yup, me, that’s who. I suppose my head is still in the clouds a little. Just comment below for your chance to...
View ArticleDear moms who think I have it all together: Allow me to gently burst your...
The amount of new and expecting moms that email me for advice sometimes makes me embarrassed. At minimum it makes me shake my head a little and chuckle. I suppose having a blog where I largely write...
View ArticleA Bazillion Resources and Encouragement for New Moms
If you’ve been reading here for any length of time you may have picked up that I’m a bit passionate about encouraging moms – especially new moms and moms of littles. Because you know what? Becoming a...
View ArticleHow to Be a Stay-At-Home Mom Without Losing Your Marbles
We stay-at-home moms know we are blessed to be home with our littles, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t faced with the challenge of not just surviving–but actually thriving–while surrounded by cracker...
View ArticleThe only 4 tips you need for flying with babies and small kids
If you want a comprehensive list of every little thing to pack, game to play, or contingency to think about while traveling by plane with your baby or small children, this isn’t the post for you. A...
View ArticleShould you make goody bags for other passengers when you fly with babies or...
Recently one of my sweetest friends posted a status update on facebook soliciting ideas for goody bags to hand out to fellow passengers when she and her husband take their two small children on a...
View ArticleMotherhood looks beautiful on you: Thoughts on our postpartum bodies
She was at my door trying to sell me one of those dinner box services. Believe me, I would sign up if we could afford such things. Brilliant concept. With a baby on my hip and a polite “no thank you”...
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