Guys! How could I have forgotten to mention this?!

There are so many variables in the way that our children grow and develop–not only physically, but also mentally and socially.

I’m curious if anyone else with 3 kids has noticed certain things about that last baby…

I was recently reminded that April is C-Section Awareness Month. In this incredibly common procedure, though, there can lie so much disappointment. I know, because with my first birth, which was an emergency C-section, that was the case with me.

I’ve been a kid factory for years now. Between the pregnancies (3 in 5 years), and nursing (these boobs have been at it for a total of FOUR YEARS WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL), the long-term physical impact adds up.

I’ve been through every iteration of “Working Mom.” I’ve been the full-time working mom. I’ve been the stay-at-home mom. And now I’m the work-from-home mom. While each is challenging, coming with its own set of positives and negatives, there is one truth when I reflect back on my experience as a whole.

Does anyone else feel like they need a weekend to recover from the weekend? Or is that just me, because my toddler just peed all over the floor then proceeded to roll herself in it?

I’ve been pretty candid about the fact that our youngest was a complete and total surprise.

For a long time in my early days of motherhood, I tried on different methods of parenting, usually modeled after women who I generally admired or thought were capable.

Motherhood is crazy in so many ways. You find a way to get by on less–much less–sleep than you ever needed before. You learn that you have so much more physical strength than you ever thought. You lose your temper, you lose yourself a bit, too; but you also find joy. So much joy in […]