It has been a minute since I last wrote. A fifteen month-long, excruciatingly sleep-deprived minute to be exact. Yes there has been some writing here and there (okay to be fair I did write a book in that time...
Having a home birth wasn't the first thing to come to mind when I found out I was pregnant the second time. I had given birth to my first daughter at a birth center and loved the experience. This time, however,...
One of the toughest challenges I faced as a new mom was not being able to put my baby down. Well, I could've put him down but then he'd cry bloody murder until I picked him back up. He...
The NICU is the sweetest and scariest place on Earth. It's filled with amazing, tiny babies who were born too early to do things like breathe and eat on their own, but who have the spirit of a lion....
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a busybody. Constantly rushing from one task to the next; never slowing down enough to take a breath.
As a typical only-child high achiever, I work myself up into a frenzy...
We were those parents.
The young guys next to us who were once smiling and laughing with our girl just before take-off were now fifteen seats in front of us.
The older gentleman who smiled at us during boarding was now...
When my 85-year-old neighbor first told me “don’t blink – they grow up fast,” I didn’t quite understand the magnitude of those words. Sure, I knew my little newborn peanut would become a grown boy someday, but this turning...
I don't sugar coat it. I have a baby clothes shopping addiction problem. As strange as that may sound, it's a true fact. Don't get me wrong, I personally don't see it as an actual problem but some folks definitely do. I...
Here I am, now a mother of two.
Between my efforts to keep two humans alive (well three humans if you count me in that herd), be a supportive wife, find the lost city of Atlantis, keep a house together,...
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, I felt compelled to share my journey with breastfeeding. I want to start by saying that whether you never nurse at all, you nurse for one week, six months, or six years, I...
Your Guide To Charleston
Weekend Events for Kids
The Junior League of Charleston (JLC) Diaper Bank collects, packages, and works with community partner organizations to distribute diapers to the community. For countless...
