A Season for Mothering

Katrina Gonzalez-Viyar Baby

Dear New Mom, You were oblivious of me, watching you from across the room, as you wait for your husband get a haircut. In fact, you seemed oblivious to pretty much everything around you, except for the young infant on your lap. 

Diving Into Every Day

Meagan Saia Baby

I want to dive into the present and future with my son, not shy away from it because I am worried these are my glory days with him as a young mom.

The 4 Things Babies Really Want

Shannon Curtin Baby

All you need to do is meet their every wavering need and you too can have the happiest, most well-adjusted baby in the land

The 5 Phases of Deciding To Have a Baby After Losing One

Melanie McKinnon Baby

After that immense loss, I never thought I would have another child. The issues I was dealing with at the time seemed insurmountable and I was sure it wasn’t in me. But I eventually overcame my insecurities and had my Rainbow Baby.

The New Mom I Can’t Forget

Candy Mickels Mejia Baby

I held my smile as they passed, thinking about that precious shift in my life when I was a new mom and my husband and I transformed from a couple into a family of three and remembered: it didn't feel precious. It felt like hell. I felt like a complete idiot. 

She Touched The Earth

Michelle Stephens Baby

My eyes welled with tears as I sat her down on the grass for the very first time. I watched with so many emotions as she leaned forward and grabbed hold of the earth with both tiny hands. Even as she tumbled and got a face-full of dirt I was smiling.

When the Future Seems Overwhelming

Jennifer Palmer Baby

I must admit, from where I sit, here in a rocker in a corner of the nursery, the future looks daunting. Terrifying. Overwhelming.