Motherhood

It was my thirty-three week checkup. My husband and I had a full day ahead of us. Make and deliver a flower arrangement, go to appointment with midwife, grab something to eat, and take the dog to vet. And...

People can arrive at adoption in many different ways. For us, it was through infertility. After years of testing, failed treatments, and what seemed like endless disappointments, we were ready to look into adoption.  The overwhelming part was deciding whether to adopt...

I have to brag on my son a little bit. He's 13 months old, and recently signed 'banana' and 'potty' in sign language. I am over the moon proud and excited! It's very important to me that my son be bilingual....

Want to know a secret? Being a mother is hard, and it isn't always fun. Motherhood is not always tea and cake. Sometimes motherhood makes you cry. Things change fast when you become a mom, and sometimes we get...

I finally had my first mom weekend away, eleven months in. By no means was it because I was scared to do so or nervous about my husband watching our little girl. Opportunities just hadn't presented themselves, and with me...

“My Olivia started laughing at three months, even though all the literature says it happens at four or five. But she’s so advanced already, so it’s not a surprise. I can’t believe your little Violet still isn’t laughing yet....

Motherhood. If joy, then pain. Visions of walking the path to motherhood and of the perfect birth plan dance in most of our heads the moment we learn we're expecting. Our water will break right around our due date, we'll...

A Letter to My Unborn: Musings of a First-Time Mom My dearest Gus, As I sit here with pad and paper, I can feel you bopping around in my stomach. Occasionally, one of your jabs is so strong it moves my...