Motherhood

By a show of hands, how many of you had a chance to watch the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day?  Wow...all of you?  That's amazing.  You must have been following along on Peyton's adventure and knew that...

A few weeks ago I finally took myself to the doctor.  I knew that I was extremely exhausted from dealing with a colicky 6-week-old and taking care of a sick toddler who had Strep, an ear infection, and Hand,...

We all live such busy lives where everyday is packed with non-stop activities --- even for children. Across Houston, children are constantly rushing to soccer practice, piano lessons, exam tutoring, swim lessons, birthday parties, school performances, family visits, basketball with friends, and...

As I sit down to type this post, Sarah is blowing up my phone with texts filled with pictures of our moms.  Old shots from when they were young and we were babies.  All the world made sense. Life...

You know those moments in life where you are totally and completely stopped in your tracks?  I had one of them last week.  There I was, standing in the waiting room at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center, surrounded...

There’s a new technology that is sweeping across this nation. This particular technology provides a treatment that one demographic can and will benefit greatly from, and that one demographic is us. Females. Women. Moms. We’re also excited to say that...

Being 1,000 miles away from family during the holidays is both a blessing and a curse. The holidays are already a time of heightened emotions. Adding family members to the equation can be complicated. Kids thrive on routine and predictability,...

Maternity leave is a hot button topic these days, but thankfully, for the birth of both of my children I've been able to take fourteen weeks off work. The first time around I enjoyed my time away from work,...

As a fair heads up, this is one of those blog posts that I absolutely cannot believe I am writing.  Never in a million years did I think that I would open up this much with...um...the entire world wide...

It's that time of year again. You've probably already seen the social media posts... The Elf is back. A few years ago, I'm sure Elf of the Shelf was someone's bright marketing idea. {Really, why didn't I think of that? I...