My husband and I recently revealed to our families the gender of our second child, and unlike our first, I felt a mixture of emotions when thinking of a creative way to do so. With our first, we'd come...
Sleep.
Peaceful. Beautiful. Soothing.
Sleep.
Ahhhh…That silence is a beautiful sound. Especially to us moms.
But, today I listened to something equally as beautiful that just may play a key role in helping sleep come to your house. I had the opportunity to...
When my husband and I got married in 2007, I had a ready made family. He had two kids, already -- a boy and a girl. Not only was I a new wife, but I was also a step-mom.
I...
I'll admit it: I'm an affectionate person. I love to cuddle with my with my kids, canoodle with my husband and even let my dog sleep curled up behind my legs for a good portion of the night.
With...
My kids, like all kids, have a lot of energy. And while I enjoy taking them to the many wonderful parks Dallas has, going on bike rides, or even playing in the front yard...sometimes it's not enough for me...
As Kelsey and her husband Derek eagerly await the birth of their first child in September, she's been busy decorating the nursery from scratch. With a little help from family (and some HGTV inspiration), their son will arrive in...
I like to consider myself pretty "up" on all things healthy. I'm a fitness instructor, and I have taken continuing education courses in nutrition and diet. Aside from that, I've been on diets of every variety since I was...
It's been proven that by the time infants are 9 to 10 months old, they're fully capable of knowing what they want; however, they fail to be able to communicate their needs outside of grunting, crying, or "sometimes" pointing....
This is the final entry in a three-part series. Here are parts one and two.
My son Kyle stayed in the NICU just under a week. Lightning-short compared to an average NICU stay. Once we arrived home from the NICU,...
When we bought a house with a pool in 2010, we had a 2-year-old daughter and a son on the way. Before we even moved, I'd lay awake at night thinking about the pool and the danger it posed...
This is the second part of a series on the NICU experience. Part one is available here.
When a friend or family member has a baby in the NICU, it feels very helpless to watch. You want to love and...
When my kids were born, they both had full heads of hair. Long hair.
I knew it was only a matter of time before we would have to start getting hair cuts.
Most recently, that time came for my youngest son,...
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