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It doesn’t matter how much you prepare for your baby, when something goes wrong, all that preparation crumbles. During both of my pregnancies, I went into labor at just 31 weeks. After being hospitalized for days, I was sent home … Read more
I spend most of my days picking up toy cars. They end up in laundry baskets, between couch cushions, inside my shoes…I could go on forever. My three year old seems to think that the whole world is his racetrack. … Read more
Have you experienced the devastating impact infertility can have on families? Do you want to pass on the wonderful gift of motherhood to other women? Or do you need some extra funds for your future ambitions? If you’ve answered … Read more
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Walmart. The opinions and text are all mine. I pride myself on being able to handle a lot as a Mom, but as they saying goes, Pride goeth … Read more
Elizabeth Gilbert once wrote, “Having kids is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it’s what you want before you commit.” Like any new mother will tell you, everything changes after you have a … Read more
Being a parent is never easy, but the busy and modern lives that we lead nowadays has made things much more complicated than before. Some parents have even sought the help of these online counseling degrees to help their children grow up … Read more
As parents, we can be fixated on our children’s bodily health and the germs they come into contact with, causing us to stress the importance of hand washing, but brushing their teeth is also just as important. With kids back … Read more
Do you know that feeling when your kid is acting up in front of a group of other moms? You know, when you are desperately trying to sound patient and in control as you chase them around and around. Your … Read more
How I realized that motherhood didn’t mean abandoning myself. I can be an adventure loving mom, embracing the best parts of me, and also sharing them with my family. Sponsored by Zappos What compromises did you make when you became … Read more
When it comes to first time breastfeeding, some women are blessed with a natural ability to produce white gold on command. For the rest of us, we have to work at it, or just know a few of these secrets … Read more
Renewing my son’s passport last minute ended up being a nightmare, but I’ve learned there’s an easier way to order birth certificate online and get it fast. I stood in the middle of papers strewn all over my house and … Read more
Sight Word Games are a super way to help engage children learning to read. Our Sight Word Parking Lot Game is perfect for those that are on the cusp of early reading, but may find themselves more interested in other … Read more
Discovering the gender of your baby is one of the most exciting moments in parenthood, and to be able to share the moment in a celebration is such an amazing feeling. Carrying a child is such a magical and strange … Read more
Back to School is on just about every parent’s mind right, but what about the younger children who aren’t quite ready for school yet? While it is easy to get caught up in preparing your school age child for the … Read more
If you ask a group of parents to share their most memorable hospital visits, chances are, almost everyone is going to have a story. It seems that finding yourself in the doctor’s office or emergency room in a predicament you … Read more
What was it like the first time you had to leave your child in the care of others? Were you terrified by the thought of someone else tending to your child’s needs? Did you have a trusted family member that … Read more