“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain."
This is one of my favorite quotes. Dolly Parton said this after enduring many hardships throughout her life. I've been thinking about...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see “behind the scenes” of a birth doula?
Birth doulas provide emotional, physical, and informational support to mothers and their support people during pregnancy, during birth, and shortly after birth...
Why is an OB Emergency department important in choosing a hospital?
Many expecting moms want to know if the hospital they choose for delivery has access to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but they should also be asking who...
Santa ain't the only one who could fill out the red suit this holiday season. This is my first winter/holiday baby, and I've noticed a few things that are different than my nice-weather pregnancies. Tell me I'm not the...
My son, Trace, was born in May of 2011. I was on cloud nine when he arrived. He was my second son (my oldest, Michael, was born in 2009), and I loved having two cute boys who I could...
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Pregnancy is an exciting time! Many expecting parents spend the nine months of pregnancy reading...
I had a miscarriage.
There. I said it.
It was hard for me to talk about it when it happened, but I’ve grown to know that it’s healthy to talk about it. I talk about it because I know so many...
Last month I shared some beautiful baby girl names that you shared with me, and it inspired me to come up with my own list of strong and handsome baby boy names that may not be in your typical...
Although I don't advocate for this as a way to approach life in general, my husband and I were on the we'll-see-what-happens-by-35 family plan. And it turns out that what happened for us is that I got knocked up...
Let’s be honest: who hasn’t had a baby name list for the better part of a decade before having children?
I love looking at baby name lists, learning meanings, and daydreaming about names for my future baby girl. We already...
In + Around Des Moines
Des Moines Summer Bucket List | Over 125 Things to Do...
We Love summer in Des Moines! We've got you covered from pools, outdoor movies, and farmers markets to berry picking, road races, and parades.
