Let’s get real here.  Those pinterest lists of perfect diaper bag items are wonderful, in theory.  Don’t lie.  Baby #1, that list was wonderful and lasted the first few months, until baby outgrew the newborn clothing you had packed as backup, you run out of wipes, you hoard your receipts, and you spill Starbucks in the bag from lack of sleep.  Then you get real and decide that your bag packing has

For some reason, Johnson and Johnson still exists.  Not only does it exist, but new mothers everywhere flock to purchase their products. Did you know that in the last three months, Johnson and Johnson has been ordered to pay out over $120 million dollars in two legal cases linking their products to cancer?

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You just delivered a beautiful, vernix covered little bundle of joy.  Your heart is on cloud 9 and the endorphins are delightful.  The last thing you are thinking about is watching the umbilical cord.  Hopefully, your birth team will already be in practice of letting the cord pulse to completion, but taking the time to watch it happen will help you understand just why it’s so important.

The key to a beautiful nursery is to stick to a color palette and keep things peacefully simple.  It can be easy to go overboard (HA – what a great pun!) on a nautical nursery and overwhelm the room with lighthouses, boats, animals, stripes, ropes, and everything ocean related.  This is not what you want.  Think clean lines and sweet, comfortable pieces.  Choose your accents wisely.

Revealing your baby's gender is a huge deal in today's social media society.  Between Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and who knows what else, telling people the exciting news can be done pretty creatively.  Of course, incorporating our gender reveal kit (or a dressed up heartbeat animal!) is the best way to do the big reveal!

We are seeing more and more babies in helmets these days.  You may notice, stare for a slight moment and then not give it another thought.  But what you don’t know, is that this is occurring in 16% of babies (and 56% of twins) today.  This statistic is staggering, and has grown five-fold in the last 15 years.  What is going on, and why are our children’s heads suffering? Flat Head Syndrome is know

Here I sit, holding my 48 hour-new baby boy Ollie Jack.  I have been typing, deleting, and restarting this for hours now. The truth is, this birth experience was almost so indescribable, I could not find the words. I am still digesting, processing, and sorting it all in my head.  I’m actually hoping that by sharing it with you, I can wrap my mind around the entire event. As you know, we were plann

Who knew there was an International Bath Day? Not I! But I guess I needed a reason to throw my four into the tub! Those dirty feet need a scrub...