Babies

When my son was born, I thought that the emergency c-section was going to be the toughest part. I remember I called our moms and said I was going in for delivery early, my son's heartbeat was irregular and...

Since I birthed my first offspring in early 2014, I've been suffering from a severe case of #mombrain. It hasn't always been this way, I swear. I used to have a memory like an elephant. I'd remember names and...

Growing up in Florida, I loved to swim. Now that I have a daughter, I can’t wait to teach her how to swim and enjoy hot summer days cooling off in a pool. However, at one year old, my...

Most parents know that a bedtime routine works wonders for smoothly getting their infant or toddler to bed. My daughter rarely misses a step in her bedtime routine because infants like predictability, and we like having a happy baby. With...

If you’ve had a baby recently, or if you have friends having babies, you’ve probably heard of Meal Train. This website helps friends and family coordinate meal deliveries for people who have experienced a recent life change (a birth,...

My firstborn baby was extremely fussy and colicky. She cried around the clock for the first 5 months of her life. I have faint memories of trying to race into a restaurant with her, order my food, then quickly...

The waiting game... My husband and I always wanted a big family. After trying to conceive for almost 2 years, we went to the doctor holding back the tears. The fertility doctor said, "have no fears, your urine test confirms,...

Being a new mom, I felt the need to start teaching my daughter from day one. I started taking my daughter to classes as young as two months. Once she got all of her immunizations, I felt okay taking...