I love my parents but man, do they need to upgrade their cell phones. They’ve been talking about it for over a year now. Right now they have very basic phones through their service provider. I’m not even sure they can take pictures with them, which is sad since they have five grandchildren (soon to … ... [Read more...]

I know, I know, it’s November! Why in the world am I talking about baby swimming tips in November? Well, let’s just say we’ve had swimming on our minds. We are planning on taking our first summer vacation to the beach as a family of five (!!!) next summer. By that time our little baby will be … ... [Read more...]

I participated in this program on behalf of Seventh Generation and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. I’ll admit, I am not the “greenest” mama out there. I try my best to stay up-to-date on things that might harm my children and make decisions that are in line with their best health. Sometimes … ... [Read more...]

I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and its client. Yesterday night I invited my mom over to enjoy a new show on NickMom called Instant Mom with actress Tia Mowry-Hardrict. The … ... [Read more...]

You know how I was in an amazing show called Listen to Your Mother? Well, the video of me reading my story is up (has been for months actually, oops). I meant to post it right away but you know, it’s kind of strange watching yourself read something to 250 people. But some of my readers asked to see … ... [Read more...]

As I said before, we were able to find out very early whether we are having a boy or a girl. First and foremost the test showed that we have a healthy baby baking away in there! That is really the most important thing of all so I was happy to hear that and very relieved. And then we got to find out … ... [Read more...]

Our family has some important news to share with you . . . Yep, that’s right! Baby #3 is on the way! I cannot tell you how excited the boys are to have a new brother or sister! Eight years ago today, in this very spot, Naaman got down on one knee and promised to love me forever. And now, eight years … ... [Read more...]

So I may have inadvertently made a huge lifestyle change last week. I went paleo. I know. I’m shocked too. You see, I am addicted to processed foods. Absolutely, 100% addicted. Sugar and carbs? Come to mama. I could not get enough. The thing about writing about this is I’m afraid I’ll jinx it. I’ve … ... [Read more...]

We all lined up waiting to walk out on stage. Fourteen of us. All beautiful in our own ways, inside and out. Then we started walking. I held my breath. I wasn’t really nervous. Just excited to finally share my story. One of my favorites I have ever written on this blog. The Random Placement of … ... [Read more...]

When I first became pregnant with Brigham, one of the foremost thoughts I had was, “How will I survive off of my medications?” At the time I was taking medication for bipolar disorder, which had been declared unsafe for pregnancy. So I immediately stopped my medications when I saw the positive … ... [Read more...]