Baby

Write it down. Just grab a pen. Just take two minutes to write it down. You’re going to forget. This was a recurring voice in my head. Throughout pregnancy I needed to write, but barely did after the first trimester....

I was just filling out some pages in my little one’s baby book. Can you believe he is 5 months old already?!!  I feel like we are flying through the milestone checklist. I can’t help but compare remember when his...

Iowa City Moms Blog is thrilled to bring you Bloom: our 4th Annual Moms Morning Out event!! This year we are partnering with City Moms Blog Network to bring this event to moms across the country (over 50 cities!) throughout...

For as long as I can remember, I pictured myself as a wife and mother. I never thought my life would be any different than that. Like my own mother, my older sister, and my friends, I just assumed...

I can’t believe that my first child will be one year old in a few short weeks. In a sense it feels like the year has gone incredibly slow, but then looking back on things, it has gone extremely...

My oldest daughter was born June 3, 2001. Many of you readers were in college, high school, or (gasp) junior high during that time. I was 30 years old and pregnant. Now I know it really doesn’t seem like...

(Wanted and Unwanted Opinions & Advice) I am the first one to admit – I am a first time mom and feel completely clueless on what to do with the baby once he gets here. Social media has been a...

Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to be a mom. In 6th grade, I took a babysitting class at my hometown’s local fire station, babysat through middle school and high school, and then through...

What’s the darkest most depressing word you can think of? For me, the answer is the word infertility. Yup, that’s it. Not a word that is morbid or horrific. Just a normal, everyday medical term that caused me some...

I’m currently pregnant with my second daughter, due at the end of August. My other daughter will turn 7 this fall, so it’s been awhile since I've experienced pregnancy — but I still remember all of my emotions and...