I am the baby of my family with three older brothers. The age differences are 13 years, 8 years and 3 years between each of them and me. Growing up, our house was always full of people and full...
Just two-and-a-half years ago, my son Henry was born. As a first time mom, I was figuring (and googling) things out as they happened - how much he should eat, how he would sleep, what his poop color meant...
I have always been terrified of raising boys. One of the biggest challenges I face as a mom of boys is how to approach teaching them to be men. It feels like such an important role, but it is...
When I was six weeks postpartum after my first child was born, I wrote a list of things I wish I had known. From actually preparing for the potential of a C-Section, to knowing that I would learn to function...
Let me start off by saying that I don't like dancing. At weddings, I'm the one sitting by the dessert table and avoiding the dance floor. I like music, but it doesn't make me want to get on my...
Ellie, My Baby,
Maybe it's time I stop calling you a baby. You’re so much MORE these days. But I’ll be honest, I don't have the strength to leave it all behind yet.
I wish I could freeze you as you...
Parenting Advice. Ask for it. Don't ask for it. Either way, you will get it. A lot of it.
We all know that we need to sleep when the baby sleeps, right? But do we all realize that we should...
It is hard to believe that it has been two years since the world turned upside down. I can still vividly remember my last day working in an office. It was March 11, 2020. At the end of the...
Parenting books. Love them or hate them, there are more than I can count on 2 hands about every stage of a child's life, from the beginning of pregnancy all the way to the teenage years and beyond. When...
After my experience trying to breastfeed my first born, I was emphatic about my decision not to even go down that road with my second born. After struggling to breastfeed my daughter, I learned that many women in my...
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Barre & Lite Bites at The Barre Effect
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