Tag: motherhood
From Working Mom to Stay-at-Home Mom
If someone told me a year ago that being a stay-at-home mom would be so challenging I probably would have raised my eyebrows at...
Our Kids’ Emotions and the Quarantine
We are always talking about how easy or hard it has been to stay at home as moms and dads during the quarantine. How...
Celebrating Birthdays: When My Valentine’s Day Twins Turned One
We made it a year and there was so much to celebrate!
Even though I was an emotional wreck, it was truly one of the...
Bigger, Stronger, and Wiser… Well, It’s Not Always Like That
Not always at my best.
As a mother of two children, with a bachelor's in children's welfare, and ten years of working as a social...
Planning a Quarantine-Friendly Virtual Baby Shower
So you’re pregnant during a pandemic, quarantined, and you feel like all your baby shower plans have been thrown into a whirlwind. First of...
Hypnobirthing: Going Beyond Lamaze to Prepare for Childbirth
I always thought of Lamaze as a rite of passage for childbirth. You get pregnant and beg your partner to go to Lamaze class...
My Twin Birth Story: I Would Do It a Million Times...
In the summer of 2016, we found out that we were pregnant! We spent two long years undergoing IVF treatments and our day had...
Mom Guilt: How to Overcome It and Be a Confident Mama
Mom guilt. We all know the phrase and we all know the feeling. Many moms, including myself, feel the tinge of guilt from time...
For Moms: A Quarantine Permission Slip “To Be”
Starting March 2020 the entire world was asked to take a “pause” and stay home. We were all asked to stop what we were...
Postpartum Depression Doesn’t Always Look the Same!
Postpartum depression doesn’t always look the same. It is not only unique to the person, but it is also unique to each pregnancy. I...