Motherhood

Everyone seems to have an opinion about breastfeeding, whether they want you to do it, want you to do it differently, or want you to stop doing it. Sometimes those opinions are a wealth of helpful knowledge, but other...

We had a crazy July in our family and now that August is here and things are calming down we’ve started to re-establish a new evening routine. I think back to those early months with Julia and mornings were...

In keeping with the b-t-s (back to school) theme, I thought I’d share with you readers the joy (i.e. woes) of preparing our family for this up-coming school year. Well, in all honesty, I just need to rant. Late last...

Hello Mom of 2013-2014 Kindergarteners! It’s an exciting time as families prepare to bring their children to kindergarten, whether it’s your first time or if you’ve experienced this multiple times.  Celebrate whenever you can and pass on the excitement  for...

I’m a wife, a working mother, a writer, a triathlete and … ummm … a blogger. That last title I say with hesitation, as it always seems to solicit eye rolls and a sarcastic “oh really…” Because let’s face it,...

Cloth or disposables?  Breast milk or formula?  Cry it out or not?  Stay home or go back to work?  All of these are questions that new moms and dads have to answer, along with about a hundred others.  For...

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. Understatement of the year, eh, mamas? Earlier this spring, I had the great idea to pack a picnic lunch, a blanket, and a bag full of books, and spend the morning with my preschoolers...

Things with the surrogacy are moving rather slow this month, as I started my mock cycle.  A mock cycle is a full month of monitoring via a plethora of annoying doctors’ appointments, along with some hormones.   The day that...

And that was the opening line to our invites.  Thrown a Star Wars baby shower, have we. Yes, hmmm. (in Yoda-speak) In a galaxy NOT so far away, my awesome brother-in-law and his beautifully pregnant wife are getting ready to welcome...

What is summertime without shaved ice, right? Well, if you live in Iowa City, you better be headed to the place with "Shaved Ice Made Right", and that is Sno Biz!  Located at the corner of Muscatine Ave. and...