Parenting

On those nights when you have a new babysitter coming over and are going out for the first time, there can be some serious apprehension...and a lot going on.  Parents typically are hyper-focused on getting ready for that fun...

Before having kids, at least half a dozen people gave me the lecture.  You know the one. The lecture that goes something like, "Are you sure you want to have kids?  They are SO expensive.  You'll have so much...

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...

Oh, mamas...  I remember sitting down last year, writing about the Top Posts of 2014, and bursting at the seems with excitement at how much Houston Moms Blog had grown and flourished in its first full year of operations.  But little...

I never really realized how different it was growing up in the South until I ventured to the West Coast for college. I became close friends with people from all over the country, and it’s been interesting watching how...

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...