Halloween is a time that kids look forward to, almost as much as Christmas. I mean who wouldn’t love a day that is all about you dressing up as someone or something else and getting candy in return? While Halloween is often a time of fun and excitement for children, it is often a time […] More
There comes a time in every mom’s life where she looks forward to ditching the diaper bag. You know what I am talking about, the day you no longer have to carry a diaper bag for your baby because you no longer have a baby. I am not done having children, but let me tell […] More
We are headed into cold and flu season so that means that chances are you will end up with at least one cold in the coming months. If you are not pregnant there are no issues because you can take whatever medications you want to help ease the symptoms, but if you are pregnant this […] More
If you have been around the blog lately you know that my family and I have recently moved to a new house. Personally, I hate moving. As a child I moved several times and I decided that as an adult, I didn’t want to move that much. So far in the past 8 years I […] More
It doesn’t matter what your child is sick with, you want to do everything you can to help them feel better. Unfortunately there are a lot of childhood illnesses that you can’t really do much for because they are viruses and viruses just have to run their course. When it comes to croup, this is […] More
We all know that there are things you should do during your pregnancy. We know there are foods we should avoid, we should exercise, and take our vitamins; but did you know there are things you should do before you get pregnant to help you have a healthy pregnancy? That’s right, there are things you should […] More
This Thirty Things About Me Challenge is really getting to the heartstrings and having me delve into a lot of areas that are difficult for me to talk about. I am finding that writing about these things is actually cathartic though. It is somewhat therapeutic for me to write about these things instead of keeping […] More
My daughter turns 2 today, it’s hard to believe, but it’s true. When she was born I set up an email address so I could periodically send her letters and other little things that I think she would like to have and when she turns 18 I will give her the password. I thought I […] More
I can’t believe I am even writing that title. I can’t believe that my baby is almost 2 years old! I thought I would share with you all the fun of preparing for her birthday party. To start, we decided to buy an outfit for her because who doesn’t love little ones in cute outfits […] More
This post is a little different than my usual posts, but I was struggling to come up with something for “L” for the A to Z Challenge and I didn’t want to only do medical conditions and such for the whole month. I thought that love would be a fitting topic because it fits in […] More
If you are new here you may not know that I cover a lot of difficult subjects. This is no exception. Infertility is often something that many people don’t think about, but I have been thinking about it a lot lately, not because of my own issues, but because of friends who have struggled with […] More
Laboring is one of the most difficult times during your entire pregnancy. What’s worse is that you don’t know what you are doing, especially if it is your first baby. No offense, but even as a labor and delivery nurse I didn’t know much about what I was doing. I knew about the different labor […] More
