2 parents, 2 kids, 13 countries (and counting), 1 carrier Since I talked to Monet Hambrick, the Florida-based mama of two and writer of the family travel blog, The Traveling Child, has been to Santa Barbara, New York City and Brazil. Did I mention our conversation was only a few weeks ago? The one thing…
2 parents, 4 kids, countless adventures, 1 carrier I’m on the phone with Sarah Beaufait, a powerhouse mom of 4 in Midland, Texas, telling her about a game a friend once played at a baby shower. The game required participants to do a series of things with one hand tied behind their back. Including opening…
2 parents, 5 kids, 1 postcard-worthy island home, 1 carrier Scroll through Chelsea Jean Aaron’s Instagram feed and it’s like flipping through the dreamiest vacation album ever. The family—that would be Chelsea, her husband, Ryan, and their kids, Charlie Rose, 12, Cash, 10, Bennett, 8, Jack, 4, and West, 1—lives on the island of Maui. Seeing…
All moms crave friendship. But this is especially true as a new mom. After your partner goes back to work or your mom flies home, you’ll start craving connections and conversations with someone whose diapers you don’t change and who can actually talk back to you in complete sentences. And while all of us moms…
Please tell us a little about yourself and what you do for work. I’m mama to two young children living in Austin, Texas where I host a birth stories podcast called The Birth Hour. My mission with The Birth Hour is to encourage women to be informed about pregnancy and childbirth and know their options…
Modern motherhood comes with an abundance of joy…and information! For one thing, we have access to seemingly unlimited resources and knowledge on how to mother “best.” It seems that everyone has an opinion on how best to raise children. We are overwhelmed with choices on which bed to choose, which high chair, which feeding method,…
So you’re a new mama. And although this is supposed to be one of the best seasons of your life, at times it can still feel a little lonely and isolating. Maybe you’re living in a new city, or none of your friends have children, or perhaps you just haven’t been able to find women…
Summer’s here and you deserve a little fun in the sun! Here are a few ideas for experiencing the great outdoors (in your Ergo!) with your baby. Be sure to share your adventures with us and use the #InMyErgo hashtag! Park It Pack yourself a delicious lunch for a good old-fashioned park visit and enjoy the…
Somehow, my tiny newborn daughter has turned into a beaming and chunky six-month old (seemingly overnight). Although I mostly hate how time seems to fly right through me lately, there are so many things that I love about having a baby as opposed to a newborn. The older León gets, the more connected with…
When I was 17 years old, I felt a lump in my right breast. I had larger breasts in high school and when I mentioned it to my OB she said it was probably a fibroadenoma (a very common occurrence) but referred me to a specialist just to be safe. The specialist suggested we could…