The lyric "next year all our troubles will be out of sight" has always taunted me. As far back as I can recall, whenever I heard the song, I thought of a problem that I wanted to disappear into...
Somewhere between getting married and my daughter going to preschool, I lost myself. Life and what I thought it should be, what I should be as a woman and mom, got away from me. I have always had goals...
Will YOU be in the picture this holiday season?
Picture season is coming. I don’t know if some of your holiday pictures look like mine have, but I’ll give you some examples:
A group shot taken from the top of...
Gather 'round, kiddos, and let me tell you a little story about what happens when mama goes to the gym. As a matter of fact, the act of getting to the gym is, for a mom, a killer workout...
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School drop-off. Work. Pick-up. Swimming. Reading minutes. Sight words. Dinner. Bath. Bed.
I feel like we’re insanely...
I know what you’re thinking. What does Patrick Dempsey and a cancer walk have to do with someone from San Antonio?
Hang on, I’ll get to it.
In September 2012, Seana, my best friend in the world, heard the worst four...
ACMB is excited to partner with University Health System to share this sponsored post on emergency and walk-in care. When your child is sick or injured, you want the right care and you want it quickly, University Children’s Health...
It happened again yesterday. We woke up to the news of another mass shooting. The sound and sight of people running for their lives was/is almost unbearable. Almost. I say "almost," because we seem to be bearing these massacres...
Disclaimer: This post is the first of four in a series about one ACMB Team Member's experience with infant loss. We understand that this post may include language and ideas that are difficult or traumatizing to some readers and...
Three years ago, I lost my daughter to a medical mystery. Since then, I’ve come to mark time as before and after her fall into excruciating madness.
It started with a phone call from her grandmother. My seven-year-old daughter was...
Alamo City Moms is thrilled to partner with Scuba Smiles Pediatric Dentistry to give you information on their services and upcoming Teddy Bear Dental Clinic on Saturday, October 14th.
I just had the best time with my kids. At the...
It happens to most of us at some point. Your little one may not be able to tell you when something hurts or that it is more severe than you thought, or your mom instinct may have been a...
I am giddy to have partnered with Dr. Connie Hiers and her team at Dr. Connie Hiers Plastic Surgery and MedSpa to receive Botox and Volbella Lip Filler in exchange for sharing my experience and opinions on Alamo City...
"Mommy, my tummy hurts."
It had become such a common refrain from my five-year-old daughter that to my wary mom ears it sounded indistinguishable from the clearly less alarming "Mommy, I’m bored" or "Mommy, I’m hungry." Her stomach pain...
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