By Shannon Breuner Nelson
We just had teacher appreciation week at school. Which is soon to be followed up with end of the year teacher gifts. Let's just say I wasn't super prepared with cute ideas.
It was recommended to bring "fresh-cut flowers from your own garden" which I found to be an entertaining suggestion since I...
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By Carina
I'll admit, I was a little skeptical when I clicked on this video of two men experiencing labor pain. How could they possibly get the right combination of pressure and pain right?
But boy was I laughing HARD by the middle of the video.
What did you think? Have you shown your husband the vide...
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By Erica Fehrman
We read through 100,000+ baby names, experimented with the syllables in the first-middle-last names, made sure the initials didn't spell anything crude, and chose a name: Wyatt.
In 2007, we distantly knew of one living Wyatt, and we chose our Wyatt's name to commemorate my family's love of the Wes...
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By Guest Post
Editorial Note: June Haskell of Simply June shares the wild story of her first son's birth with us today. I had a chance to watch June perform last week at Listen To Your Mother and she brought the house down. We hope you love her story as much as we do.
When a woman tells you her story about givi...
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By Erica Fehrman
There are a gaggle of books about pregnancy, and some about how to get your kid to sleep, and maybe a few about how to discipline the little angels. But what's not mentioned? A lot, apparently.
1. If you have a V-delivery, you may probably definitely pee yourself when you sneeze. Or cough. Or ...
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By Shannon Breuner Nelson
We've all been there. You're out and about and something happens. You look at them the wrong way, you pick the wrong color sippy cup, you grab the wrong jacket, and the ultimate meltdown begins. And you're left trying to control the crazy.
If you've experienced a temper tantrum storm at your house o...
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By Carina
A couple weeks ago my 22-month-old toddler started her active campaign for a clothes-free lifestyle. I hate to judge people on whatever lifestyle they think works for them, but in this case, I am judging my toddler. What person in their right mind wants to take off warm, cozy jammies, and sleep like...
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By Erica Fehrman
When I had a baby and was first faced with a crying infant in the bouncy seat while I hurried to take a two-minute shower, I started to sing a lullaby. Then I realized I didn't know any lullabies, and started singing Hey There Little Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. If there's a r...
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By Carina
My first son was born at 36 weeks and 4 days. He was almost a month early, not so early that he was a preemie. I found out later that he was a "late preterm baby." My son had a number of small issues that added up to being more of a challenge than I'd ever expected. I think if I'd known that breast...
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By Guest Post
Thank you so much to Holly Hanks at pheMOMenon.com for sharing the incredible birth story of her daughter Kayla.
We Didn’t Get What We Wanted, We Got Something Much Better
We spend so much time chasing ‘perfect’. But ‘perfect’ and ‘normal’ are elusive and false ideals. Focusing...
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