I’m in the newborn season where life happens in two-hour intervals. Short stints of life occurring in between an around-the-clock cycle of feeds, diaper changes, pump, repeat. Despite the diligence of adhering to that exhausting rhythm coupled with my...
We have talked about some things to be considering as you prepare for your baby's birth (namely, Taking Charge of Your Birth, Choosing Where Your Baby will be Born, Choosing Your Birth Team, and Creating a Birth Plan). Today, I...
We are still trying to come up with words to express how completely blissed out we are that we are expecting our fourth baby in October! In February, we were able to read two pink lines on that infamous stick....
“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...
I don’t like babies.
There, I said it. On a moms’ blog. Those are four words you’re not supposed to say or even think.
But, for me? It's mostly true. I like the other stages better.
It doesn’t make me a bad...
The number one question on most expecting parents’ minds these days is: “Is it safe to deliver my baby in a hospital?”
Kathy Goetz, Market Vice President of Women’s Services and Children’s Hospital at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center says,...
What new mothers or pregnant women should know about postpartum depression.
Pregnancy and the birth of a baby is a joyous occasion, celebrated by family and friends. But for 1 in every 10 women in the United States, the time...
Spring is a season of sentimentality for me. With my firstborn’s and my own birthdays in March, and Mother’s Day, the twins’ birthday, and the closing of another school year in May, spring always gives me plenty of special...
Three years of trying. One miscarriage. Two surgeries. Months and months of fertility medications. A ridiculous number of ovulation and pregnancy tests. After all of this, I was finally pregnant.
I was blessed to go about my first pregnancy “normally.”...
I vividly remember the first months of motherhood being so lonely for me. My son was born in late December, my husband wasn't able to take any time off work, and I had no idea what I was doing...
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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.
