Babies

I have four children ages seven and under. (Yes, I said four.) We have always lived in a small space, so I have never been one to over-do it on "baby gear." In my opinion if you follow the "must have"...

It was a warm, sunny Sunday morning in June that I anxiously sat in the bathroom staring at a little stick to see if I was pregnant. After confirming a positive result with a couple more pregnancy tests (just in...

When my daughter was born in 2014, I was a first-time mom, and so naïve. I planned to breastfeed her for the first year. After she was born and put on my chest, my husband cut her cord, and...

Ok. This may not be very 2019 of me, but here goes: I Love Baby Books. For those of you non-Luddites out there, a baby book (also known as a record book or memory book) is a sort-of store-bought...

"Oh no, I really have to pee," I thought to myself as I strapped the baby into the Ergo carrier and headed into the gym.  My 2 and 4-year-olds were in tow and we started to cross the parking...

Seven years, 84 months, 2,555 days, 61,320 hours, 3,679,200 minutes and 220,752,000 seconds – this is exactly how long I have been a mother (but who’s counting?). With a resume like this, I should have all the confidence in...

My third son is the most curious, lovable, and adorable creature on Earth. He just turned one, and his brothers, his Daddy, and I are all nuts for him. He also, for the last six months of his life,...

As I type this, I am nine months deep into my fourth pregnancy, so I have some experience with baby gear. Here's my tried and true list of must-have baby items that I wouldn't want to 'mom' without. Baby Sleep: Pack...

https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/988463639811194880 I thought I was over the Royals. But I'm not. I'm actually obsessed. I’m talking about Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, Duchess Kate, Harry, and his fiancée Megan. Not the Kardashians. (God save the Queen, not the Kardashians.) Let’s face it. I’m 47....

With the nickname the Ocean State, most Rhode Islanders like to spend a healthy amount of their summertime 'down' at the ocean. But going to the beach with kids? Just like everything else, having kids complicates a good beach...