My first child's first birthday was epic. We had everything short of a run-of-show and valet parking. It makes me cringe a little bit (OK, a lot) to think about the amount of extreme excess my husband and I...
Foreword: It has been 18 months since I wrote the following piece. A year-and-a-half later, each of these lessons resonates more deeply than ever before.
Every August, in the weeks before sorority rush, my sisters and I would gather and...
For all that is written on the subject of beginning that ultimate bonding relationship with your baby known as breastfeeding, I feel like precious little space is devoted to detailing what happens when you (or your baby) decides to...
When I do the math, I've been pregnant or nursing for the last 11 years. My routine was to nurse a baby for a year, and then get pregnant. My sister had her first baby about 6 months before...
My sister had her first baby two months before I did, so I guess you could say I got a front row seat to really understand how this whole “breastfeeding” thing worked. She could literally do her taxes, pluck...
It seems like yesterday that I was dealing with it: still in a postpartum haze, picking up my briefcase, and heading back to the office a mere 12 weeks after my first daughter was born. I had a snazzy...
Can your nursing relationship survive while working full-time?
Yes, it is possible! I breastfed for a total of 4 years, which includes 12 months of pumping, while serving full-time in the United States Air Force. After some reflection, I realized a lot...
I took all the classes. I read all the books and blogs I could get my hands on. I sought advice from moms who had exclusively breastfed their children for over a year. I was prepared and determined to...
Motherhood comes with a host of choices to make about what is best for you, your family, and your child. We at Alamo City Moms Blog have a variety of moms who want to embrace these choices instead of feeling...
Motherhood comes with a host of choices to make about what is best for you, your family, and your child. We at Alamo City Moms Blog have a variety of moms who want to embrace these choices instead of feeling...
Have you seen this video?
Watch it. Seriously. It will be the best two minutes of your day.
Done?
Need a tissue? Or a whole box?
The two minutes it took to watch this video opened my eyes to the new world I...
Once I was finally able to juggle the car seat, stroller, and packing a diaper bag to get out of the house with my newborn for more than an hour at a time, I came across a new challenge:...
Ok - I admit it. I have a problem. I absolutely, positively cannot stand the thought of paying full retail price. For anything. I am a Maxxinista, a Recessionista, a Cheapo-ista. It just pains me to no end to...
Right around the time Jack was 18 months old, he was playing on the floor of my grandmother’s house as a slew of adults oohed and ahhed over his cuteness because you know, that's what first time parents, grandparents,...
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