Tag: baby
Third Time’s the Charm: The Baby
Over the summer, we welcomed our daughter to our family after much debate over whether not to have a third child and then a relatively...
Weaning Sucks
The first year of my son's life was relatively easy. He slept through the night from 10 weeks old, loved everyone, and—save for a few...
The Capsule Wardrobe for Nursing Mamas
Have you tried living with a capsule wardrobe yet? If you have storage space for out-of-season clothes, it's so so worth it.
Over the past...
Third Time’s the Charm? The Pregnancy
I know exactly when it happened. About a month into my oldest son starting five-day-a-week pre-K, I looked at my youngest son—then two years old—and...
Losing a Future — When Your Baby Doesn’t Come Home
“Mommy Williams, you have visitors.” When you are in the NICU, those are exciting words to hear. Our first child was born at gestational...
A Veteran Mom’s Baby Must-Haves
I have a fourteen and a half year gap between my middle child and my third child. Needless to say, things have changed A...
An Open Letter to Our Pre-Kid Friends…
Dear Pre-Kid Friends,
We had so much fun. You'd text me, and an hour later we'd be grabbing burgers together. Other times we were making...
Top Ten Cloth Diaper Hacks
People have a ton of reasons for going cloth. They're better for the environment, and there are potentially harmful chemicals in disposable diapers. Some say cloth is...
Three Is Our Magic Number
"A man and a woman had a little baby...
They had three in the family.
And that's a magic number."
--from Schoolhouse Rock's Three Is a Magic...
What Has Changed (and What Hasn’t!) Between Having My First and...
Since my daughter was born 7 weeks ago, I’ve hardly written anything. That’s not surprising since I am not much of a journal-keeper; it’s...