There’s nothing like the feeling of holding your newborn babe in your arms for the first time. After weeks and months of feeling his kicks and turns and wiggles and hiccups in your womb, he becomes a reality. You...
By the time you make it to the third trimester of pregnancy, there are behaviors, some more pleasant than others, that come to be expected.
Trying to waddle walk anywhere, even if it's just across the room, will be slow....
Des Moines Moms Blog is honored to share this guest post from local mama Megan McAtee. This article was done in partnership with UnityPoint Health Des Moines.
Megan's Story
When my husband and I found out we were pregnant, there was a rush...
Des Moines Moms Blog is thrilled to be releasing the 2016 Pregnancy & Postpartum Guide. The goal of the guide is to be a one-stop resource for moms trying to conceive, currently pregnant, or recently given birth. This is...
This post is part 6 of 7 in the series Sugar and Spice & Everything Daughters.
I have two boys, ages 3 ½ and 20 months, and we are adding a girl to the mix this summer! I’ll admit, I...
If you ask any mom, no two birth stories are exactly alike. Having a baby and giving birth is an adventure any way you look at it. Whether it’s your first or your fourth, the only thing you can...
A couple months ago, I wrote a post about my children ruining me. And it's completely true. We are totally ruined physically, mentally, emotionally. We know the cost of motherhood, and we choose it over and over again. It...
I am twenty-some weeks pregnant, and even though I’m starting to feel big and awkward, I know I still have a long way to go before meeting this baby (it’s a girl!).
Pregnancy does crazy things to your body. From...
At 30 weeks with my second child I was terrified when they told me the baby was breech. What does that mean? What happens next? They told that they would check again at 36 weeks to see if she had...
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Summer Programs at The Little White Schoolhouse
Keep your kids engaged with learning during the summer with Jump Start at The Little White Schoolhouse in Ankeny, Iowa. It is designed to...
