Melissa was the college-age pastor’s daughter from a large baptist church. And then she got pregnant. During her sophomore year at college, Melissa went into the doctor’s office thinking ...
I was searching through iPhoto late last night, looking at a little face that’s been replaced with a bigger face, a louder face, a different face. As much as I love hanging with 3-year-old Noah...
I agreed to participate in the third round of Things I’m Afraid To Tell You posts that have spread around the blogosphere, mostly because I, too, have been struggling with the transparency issu...
Here’s what’s been going on over at Babble.com: The best haircuts for your face shape — what to do and what not to do Another indie company teams up with a mega brand Did you watch Fashio...
This last week has been rough. Noah’s on break from his preschool, my standby baby-helpers have all taken on bigger workloads/new jobs/life-changing situations, and Noah has picked right now to...
In the beginning, I tried to keep Noah away from the TV. Partly because that’s what I was “supposed” to do, and partly because I didn’t want to taint his pure, uninfluenced im...
The Conversation on Lifetime might be one of the smartest, most innovative interview concepts I’ve ever seen — all while being stripped down, simple, basic. The celebrity women are often barefo...
I have a desk. It’s white and spacious, and is home to my beautiful oversized computer where I do all of my research and write all of my for-profit posts and articles. It’s tucked away in...
After a Mother’s Day brunch, some mom-and-daughter gardening, and a long, lovely nap, Noah and I were alone in the car heading back to my mom’s for a family dinner. And that’s when ...
Here are some of my Babble posts to check out! 25 of my favorite summer beauty products. These might convince you to chop off your hair. Petite? You’ll love this. 12 unique memory books ...
I’ve never been one to live in the moment. I remember sitting on my bed in high school with a pen and a notebook, planning my life — when I’d graduate college, where I’d work, when I’d meet my husban...
I wish I recorded the look on his face when he heard that everyone in Oz had seen his performance. Nothing like making a little boy’s day. Magic, I tell you!
Apparently more 20-somethings are getting accidentally pregnant than any other age group — two times more than any other age group, in fact — according to The Guttmacher Institute. I’ve read a ...
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If you’ve spent any amount of time with Noah in real life, you have heard him sing. Quite often. And if you’ve been with him in the last two months, you’ve most likely heard him sin...
In case you missed them, here are some of my favorite recent posts over at Babble.com: 20 pretty hairstyles for long hair An easy and trendy DIY idea These are so cute, but pricey. Luckily you can WI...
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I know how many of you look forward to these cloth diaper giveways, so…ta-da! I’m giving away a stash of Charlie Banana hybrid one-size cloth diapers (plus more goodies!) over at Babble. ...
1. Noah’s first family portrait. 2. Wands. When Noah was a baby, I secretly wished that he’d have a childhood “thing.” Remember that laundry detergent commercial where ...
A reader sent me this video — admittedly a pretty long time ago — and it’s worth a watch. Just to prove my point about that pregnancy/parenthood myth that bugs the heck out of me. BAM! There it...
As I alluded to in my last post, being a wife is a lot different than I had imagined — 22 years old, standing in the courthouse with my 8-month-pregnant belly bulging from my brown dress. Just as eve...
We’ve now been married for 3 years and 4 months. Our son is 3-years-and-2-months-old. (Ahem.) I don’t say this so that you’ll assume we only got married because I was pregnant (partly tru...
I’ve been thinking about a second tattoo lately. Truthfully it’s been on my mind for years — I’ve always known that my next tattoo would be a quote of some sort — and rediscovering ...
Or at least I’d think about buying you. Probably want to buy you. Better yet: 10 gifts that you should buy your pregnant friends, because you’re a better friend than I. Read more here.
I set out to write about marriage today — something that I feel much too naive/expertly qualified to discuss — but I have about 10 minutes before I head out for Noah’s preschool pick-up. So let...
I’ve been busy writing about style, products and pregnancy over at Babble.com. Here are some of my faves: These are classics for a reason. Expert beauty tips via Twitter. You can never have too...
“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong no...
More frequently than you’d probably believe, Noah and I have full-out, no-joke dance parties — jumping, wiggling, and shimmying in the center room of our apartment, which we’ve made into ...
*** Thank you to my favorite photographers — Nikki, my sister, and her boyfriend Chris, who turns 25 today: Happy Birthday “Uncle Tris!”:
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