After we had our second daughter we had so many people ask us: “Will you try for a boy?”. First of all – we weren’t even thinking about having another baby, never mind what gender we’d prefer. Our lives were full and our hearts were fuller. After things settled down a bit, the comments starting […]
Being a working parent is hard. Heck, being a parent in general is hard. Before having kids it never even crossed my mind to be a stay at home mom after I had children. I attended four years of college and I had every intention of using my degree. I loved my job too. We […]
Mommy of two here. Before I let you get any further, I just want to say that this blog is meant to be an outlet and a place where other moms can have a good laugh and maybe occasionally find some helpful tips, but mostly just laugh. Everything written is purely personal and subjective with […]
Pregnancy with your first baby is new and exciting. You’re not sure what to expect, or how to feel. You’ve had friends with horrible pregnancies and friends with perfect ones. You hope to be the latter, but who knows? As time progresses with your pregnancy, you spend all of your extra time researching and planning. […]
As we get deeper into the holiday season, it seems like we’re reaching deeper into our pockets. Actually, it doesn’t SEEM that way, it IS that way. Sure, the season is about giving and we all want to find the perfect gifts for our loved ones but it’s time we take a step back. Especially when it […]
Although this title references a really great Thomas Rhett song, it also references the realm of becoming a parent. Life changes. And boy does it change. Remember being a kid and being totally indestructible? Like nothing in the world could hurt you or scare you? Ok that was probably a long time ago – but […]
It’s August. How? I mean where did the summer actually go? To many that means, less sun, less warmth, less leisure. But to most parents that means back to school. And back to school means that our babies are growing up. They were literally just born – how is it that they are going to […]
As Mother’s Day approaches we’d like to step back and appreciate so many of the different mom-types we know and love. Mom. It’s a simple 3-letter word yet encapsulates so much. A 3-letter word that categorizes millions of people that are so drastically different, yet all connected by one common thread: our children. There’s the […]