You love seeing photos of your kids. You love seeing photos of your family – until you see yourself. I hear it all the time. “I love everything about the photo… except for me.” You see the dark circles under your eyes. You see the last 10 pounds of baby weight you’ve been meaning […]

  I remember feeling so ashamed when I started having supply issues when my baby was around 7 months old.   I did everything I knew how to do to increase my supply, and nothing was working. He dropped from 50th percentile in weight, to 5th percentile in weight. I feel shame and guilt even […]

I am so blessed to know many amazing birth workers in Oklahoma City. Midwives, doulas, birth class instructors, pre-natal chiropractors & massage therapists… they give so much to our community and our mamas! Brittany Fitzgerald of Infinity Birth Services organized a phenomenal retreat to honor these women. We shared … and laughed … and cried. […]

My dear sons, Since I last wrote a letter to you, we announced some big changes for our family…   Baby number THREE! Expected November 2013 🙂         Big brother-  You’re starting to notice mommy’s belly getting bigger. You make sure to point it out to me often. You’re convinced this baby […]

  My sweet little C is 18 months old. I can hardly believe it. I feel like the more children you have, the faster time starts to go! He just still seems like my baby, but he is sure growing up. He loves to repeat everything I say including “love you,” “excuse me,” “Hi mommy,” […]

My dear sons, I’ll admit, it’s a lot of work to go play in the snow. It sounds fun in my head, but then I realize… we live in Oklahoma and because we live in Oklahoma we just don’t own the snow gear it requires to go have fun in the snow on a whim. […]