Babies

Kids grow up fast. And their tastes and experiences are always changing and evolving; they aren’t “old and set in their ways” yet.  Which means I can still experiment with their music. While I still have control of the radio and a school-day commute, I’ll take advantage of it while I can….

Family, friends, food, parties, traveling….all of these things we look forward to around this time of year...’tis the season! However, having a newborn baby can definitely make these next few weeks during the holidays a bit more...challenging to manage....

I went into the final days of my 42 week pregnancy armed with hopes and plans of what my experience as a new mom would be like. I arrived at the hospital on my induction date with a nervous smile and the naive expectations only first-time moms possess. The construction of my carefully laid out birth plan took hours of classes and research to complete and it likely wound up covered in coffee rings as a coaster at the nurses’ station.

They say, there’s no bad weather as long as you have the right gear. And this is true with kids too...you just have to decide on your own threshold for winter fun. For some of us that's 20 degrees,...

When a new baby joins the family, it’s all rainbows and sunshine, the grandparents are supportive and tell the new parents that they’re the most amazing super parents that have ever graced God’s green earth. In a perfect world...

I have probably sat down and tried writing this post ten times. Five years after our consecutive miscarriages the pain is still so real. The ultrasounds, the pregnancy tests, the questions, the unsolicited advice- it all comes flooding...

There are about a million-and-one things that parents think and worry about in the first several months home from the hospital. Head shape is often not at the top of that list. Usually, a healthcare practitioner is the first to...

Baby’s first year is full of so many milestones. Excitement abounds as baby begins crawling, eating solid foods, and mumbling those precious first words, among many other firsts! Many parents are in-tune with their baby’s pediatrician schedule for well-child...

Breastfeeding. Just the word can stir up strong emotions. Fear, joy, sadness, the list goes on... The actual task can be even more daunting but it doesn't have to be.

Let me paint you a picture of Bloom: An Event for New and Expecting Moms. You walk into the Green Bay Botanical Gardens, head over to the Cornerstone Foundation Hall where you are greeted first with the smells of an...