Sleeping on the Couch With My Sick Baby Girl

Isn’t it funny how every time your child is sick, they seem completely fine when you take them to the doctor? My daughter had a fever and a slight cough. She’s only 5 months old and the next day was, of course, a holiday (because it’s not a holiday unless one of the kids is…… Continue reading Sleeping on the Couch With My Sick Baby Girl

Blood-Sugar Rush: My Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis

A couple weeks ago, I had my blood drawn for that standard glucose test all pregnant women have to do. Ya know, the one near the end of the second trimester, where you drink the orange sugary stuff, then your blood is drawn after an hour. I failed – which apparently isn’t hard to do…… Continue reading Blood-Sugar Rush: My Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis

Breastfeeding & PPD

I was 24 when I had baby number one. As a first time mom, I had tons of naive expectations for what everything would be like. The pregnancy. The delivery. All the bonding that would happen during maternity leave. I guess I just assumed every step on that 9-month journey (and every day after) would…… Continue reading Breastfeeding & PPD

Help! My Toddler Got Into The Medicine Cabinet!

Hello Friends. How’s your week going, so far? Mine? Glad you asked! My two-year-old decided yesterday was a great day to scare the shit out of me! It was mid-morning. I had begun going about my daily routine of kicking toys and searching for dishes left throughout the house. Little Guy needed to brush his…… Continue reading Help! My Toddler Got Into The Medicine Cabinet!