Mom's Timeout

I always thought I wanted a little girl. I salivated over lacy dresses, matching bows, and ruffled bloomers for a good portion of my first pregnancy. Then, we discovered we were having a boy. I wasn’t sure what to think and I certainly wasn’t prepared for all the “boy mom” stuff. Three years later, I […]

I wonder if anyone ever wrote Dear Abby about birthday party etiquette. This year, my husband and I will play host to two children’s birthday parties and appear as guests at countless others. We’re old hats at the kiddie birthday party. We know what makes a good party, we know our role, and we know […]

It’s bittersweet to watch your last baby grow. With each milestone a little voice in your heart says “this is the last time I will see…” and you know you’re saying goodbye to a special period in your life as a mom. If I could write a letter to my last baby, I’d tell her […]

Lots of people think that maternity leave is a nice extended vacation where you sleep, wear your favorite yoga pants, and gaze lovingly into the eyes of your beautiful new baby. Those people don’t have kids. The reality of maternity leave, or just life with a newborn in general, is much different. There’s not much […]

This Texas mom of two posted a funny video about a Star Wars Chewbacca toy she bought for herself.  She wanted to prove it was hers and not for her kids by posting it on Facebook before picking up the kids from school. She had no idea of the insanity that would come from it… […]

I was totally beyond crazy when it came to bedtime for my son last summer. Heck, I even made a point of being at home by 8 PM on the 4th of July. You know, because I thought he actually stood a chance of sleeping with all the fireworks people were setting off that night. Needless […]

I really lucked out in that I had a seriously easy labor and delivery. Within minutes of my son being handed to me, I was definitely ready to do it all over again. Okay, so maybe not quite that quickly, but you get the idea. The idea of having a c-section never even crossed my mind. […]

Remember Cinderella’s step mother? What about snow white’s evil queen? We’re conditioned to think of step-parents as the bad guys (and girls), but that’s just not true. Today, step parents are increasingly common and many are totally involved in the lives of their step children. Step parents that are putting in the hours and fulfilling […]

When we were kids, it was all LOL and BRB. Apparently things are a lot different these days, though. The terminology is absolutely nothing like it used to be. It was a lot more straightforward way back then. You could almost guess what the abbreviations meant most of the time. I mean, seriously… Where does […]

Sometimes getting just one toddler ready for bed is all kinds of fun. Obviously, that’s somewhat sarcasm. After all, one is easy. Or is it? I know my son can definitely be a handful, especially now that he’s mobile. Sometimes, I tell him to lie down so I can get him changed and he totally […]

All new moms have fond memories of holding their newborn babies in the cliche pink and blue striped blanket. It’s a hospital staple. This soft blanket it the perfect size for swaddling your new bundle of joy and gender neutral to boot. Many moms even save these precious talismans of birth in memory boxes long […]

Thursday morning was bad. Like really bad. I woke up late and scrambled around to get myself and my son together as quickly as possible. Needless to say when we got to work, which also happens to be daycare, my hair was in a loose, messy bun on top of my head and his was […]

Sleep. That’s what moms really want for Mother’s Day. I honestly couldn’t even tell you the last time I slept for more than a few hours at a time. After having kids, nights are really more like naps. I put my son to bed around 8-9 PM and then I scramble around to get everything […]

I reminded my husband tonight that tomorrow was Mother’s Day. I also mentioned that my son and I were in the process of making cards for both grandmas. Yep! Way to wait until the last minute, right? That’s me. Late to the party with everything. It’s obviously not an intentional thing. I do plan ahead, […]

When I had my anatomy scan with my son, you couldn’t even tell I was pregnant. I had a barely there baby bump and I felt perfectly fine. No quick trips to the bathroom because of morning sickness or anything else for that matter that were obvious signs of pregnancy. And I also remember when it […]

Do you ever dream of sleeping in, wearing little black dresses and red lipstick, and all the other things that came so naturally to you before having kids? What happened to those days, right? Yep, that would be called life. One mom created the most hilarious parody of Taylor Swift’s Wildest Dreams called A Mom […]

In spite of the fact that my two-year-old already has a college fund, that doesn’t necessarily mean I expect him to go to college when it’s all said and done. Neither my husband nor I have a college degree and we’re doing just fine. Ironically, we’ve both become accidental entrepreneurs. He does his thing and […]

I’m blessed to be in an awesome marriage. My husband is amazing and works really hard to provide for our family. I’ve never met someone who’s more ambitious in my life, which is a lot of the reason why I married him in the first place. We’re both goal-oriented and extremely motivated. I actually can’t […]

Isn’t it ironic how most of the time we each have our own predictions as far as gender goes? When I was pregnant, I totally remember telling my husband that the little guy was indeed just that — a little guy. And you know what? He thought I was crazy. I guess he was convinced […]

Are you a dog mom? I am! My fur babies came long before my two-legged children. We spoil our dogs rotten and love them to pieces. We even taught my children to call them “brothers” instead of dogs. My husband and I are always trying to make the best decisions for all our babies, four-legged […]