Pregnancy

In November of 2009, we sold our first home.  We hadn’t lived there too long (just under 2 years), but after having my first son in August 2008 and finding out in October 2009 that our second was on...

These days, pregnancy is generally accepted as a beautiful thing, but that wasn't always the case. Not too many generations ago, pregnancy was largely kept under wraps. As our grandmothers carried our parents, their changing bodies were kept hidden...

Raise your hand if you are a planner.  I am sure a lot of us would raise our hands and admit that in some way shape or form, having a plan in place brings us comfort.  What happens when...

It has been seven months since the birth of our second daughter. In that time, I have learned a lot about my own motherhood journey. Everyday is filled with its ups and downs and typically ends with poop. Mounds and mounds of...

Women love pillows.  I know how dangerous it is to make broad generalizations about women on a blog for women run by women.  Nonetheless, I feel confident in the accuracy of this statement.  Our bed, when perfectly made, holds...

I'll be the first to say it: planning a pregnancy is not easy.  Our journey of “planning to plan” started three years ago, when I was 22 and my then fiancé, now husband, was 26.  The medicine that I...

I gave birth in the middle of a pandemic. I write this as my newborn sleeps peacefully on my chest. The weight of her tiny body a reminder of what I accomplished during a very stressful time for so many. It...

October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day.  Today is the day we stop, quiet ourselves for a moment, and remember these little lives that ended too soon, these mamas (and daddies) who are hurting and missing out...

I have never had anything in my life handed to me. Things never came easy; I struggled in school, I struggled in my home life, in my relationships & within myself. That being said, all of my struggles taught...

Today we are so happy to share with you the story of Soggy Bottom Diaper Service!  Servicing families in Iowa City, Muscatine and the Quad Cities, Soggy Bottoms is truly a much-needed service for all of our earth-friendly mamas!   Wendy...