Motherhood

Modern day motherhood can be stressful. There's a new report out every morning that tells us what we should be doing and what we're doing wrong. The news and social media have become the boss we never knew we'd have...and...

Before kids, I absolutely loved to cook.  I'd come home from a busy day at work, pour a glass of wine, and find so much joy in following an intricate recipe and whipping up something that looks like it...

There are three of them, one me. Life is moving fast these days, and I often feel like the day is spent in the details. Who has eaten breakfast? Does the youngest have a dirty diaper? Please hurry and...

Y'all. We need to have a serious talk. This is Us. Oh-m-gee. Are you obsessed like me? Please say yes. I started watching from the first episode thanks to a killer trailer, and I haven't stopped since. I even dragged...

My family and I have BIG dreams of traveling to all of our dream locales one day.  A snow-filled vacation is at the top of my son's list.  A trip to Disney is what my little girl's dreams are...

According to the Pew Research Center, half of Americans say that they believe two is the ideal number of kids for a family.  While the perfect number of kids is certainly an individual choice made by each family, we...

In honor of National Adoption Month, Houston-based foster mother, Amber, shares her experience in her journey to adopt.  Describe your family before considering becoming a foster parent. What led you to consider being a foster parent? I have always loved children...

Toddlers... They play hard, love hard, nap hard, and feel allllll the feelings hard. Having two-year-old twins is challenging me in ways I never knew I could be challenged. I have asked my friends and colleagues for advice on getting through...

Working moms are often criticized harshly for their career and family choices, and unfortunately, the harshest critics are often other women. When I met my future husband, I was a practicing Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist climbing the ranks in academic medicine....

After having my first child at 23, I had no plans for her to have a sibling right away. The narrative I aspired to for our lives included having another child by Shelby's fifth birthday, but life had different...