The Transition: One to Two

The question I have been asked most frequently since having our daughter is whether or not the transition from one to two children was harder than the transition from zero to one child. It was also a question I asked fellow mom-friends during my second pregnancy. I wanted to hear their thoughts and get their …

What I am Loving – Baby Edition

The good thing about baby number two is that, as a parent, you kind of know what you're doing. And I used 'kind of' loosely. Do we ever truly know what we're doing?! We were spared the impulse to buy all the "cool" baby stuff on the shelves at Target because we already knew what …

Kids These Days

Technology. It is an industry that has grown immensely in the past ten to fifteen years. I am sure you can remember the days when cell phones were used for solely for calling people and internet was the dial-up kind that could only be used if you didn’t have to make a telephone call. It …

First Trimester, Round Two: A Whole New Ball Game

I found out I was pregnant on a Monday morning in March after returning from a weekend in D.C. The only symptoms I had was one short-lived case of mild nausea right after I had eaten the Friday before, so I figured I just ate too much, and my hair had been super greasy. As …

A Day of ‘Thanks’ in December – ‘National Thank You Note’ Day

December 25th is dedicated to all things Christmas – family, presents, and food. December 26th is typically dedicated to recovering from all the fun and chowing down on leftovers, but what you probably didn’t know is that it is also “National Thank You Note Day”. I grew up writing thank you notes until my hand …