Mommy judgement. Mommy guilt. These are constant topics in magazines and blogs aimed at mothers and they need to be. So many moms, myself included, need daily reminders that we are all doing ok and there’s nothing to feel guilty about. One of the hardest lessons for me to learn as a mom is the […]
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Deciding to spend the rest of my life as my husband’s wife was not the easiest decision I’ve made. Being a wife was scary, being a step-mom was scarier. On top of the normal fears that come with marriage, I constantly questioned whether or not I could be a parent. I did what every new
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Truth. I am not a naturally organized person. While I’m a great planner and organizer, I am horrible with the follow through. Consistency is not a friend of mine, it’s something I have to work on daily, not only for myself but our family. More is caught then taught; children are watching and learning from
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The start of the new year is supposed to represent a clean and healthy slate. But for many, it will be the beginning of a week of nose-blowing and phlegm-hacking, as cold and flu symptoms are expected to peak during the first week of 2016. Experts at WebMD predict the 2015-16 cold and flu season
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I love the Christmas season! One of my favorite things about it is doing all those great Christmas crafts with my kids. This will be my 19th Christmas as a mom. 19th Christmas with kids 6 or under. 19th Christmas of crafts. That’s a lot of crafts. I’ll be honest. I’ve gotten picky. I’ve noticed,
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Hey ladies, Whitney here. I thought for this little post I would share my letter to my Santa, but really, it’s my tribute to all you Baton Rouge moms who have been filling those boots each year and for years to come. Dear Santa, I hope this Christmas is wonderful for you. Can I trouble
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I recently had my ‘anniversary’ for moving to Baton Rouge this summer. Nine years ago, my husband completed his medical residency and took a job at a hospital here. He is a born and raised Baton Rouge boy, and this was his home. I, on the other hand, had grown up in a military family,
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Today is #WorldPrematurityDay. A day to generate global attention on the leading cause of deaths of children under 5. Complications from preterm birth account for more than 1 million deaths in a year, surpassing pneumonia as the leading cause of under-5 child mortality. Nearly a million of these deaths took place within the first month
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Seriously, if I only knew how productive I could have been before having a toddler. I thought I was busy with a baby and I even thought I was busy before I had a child. How naive I was, truly silly. We just moved, with a toddler. Two weeks after the move we tore down
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I’ve heard it so any times, “every pregnancy is different”, and boy was that true! This pregnancy was proving to be the total opposite of the one before it. With Landen, I wasn’t sick, didn’t vomit, didn’t have weird cravings, wasn’t sensitive to any smells, nothing! Yet, here I am in the second pregnancy and
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Almost 8 and half years ago, I joined the legion of parents to kids who are differently-abled. While it may not be the legion I would’ve chosen for my 26 year old self, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else now. On this journey I’ve learned more than I ever could’ve imagined and am still
