Parenting

Some of us look for signs to tell us whether to have another child. Sometimes the answer is clear. And sometimes it is deeply muddled and riddled with equivocation. But I think, after my three pregnancies, I've figured a few things out. Like how to know you're done having kids. Here are nine ways you can know for sure.

Dear C and B, It's hard to imagine you two will be anything other than the tiny curious, cuddly, little babies you are now. But if I have learned anything during my time as a mother, it's that life moves pretty...

One of the things I was least prepared for as a parent was traveling with my little one. I realized very quickly just how much I had taken for granted being able to pack my suitcase, hit the road,...

If you are like me, every four months or so the crazy will strike and you'll look at yourself in the mirror and think, "I am so BORED with myself." You know you are amazing, you know you are accomplishing...

As we count down the weeks until baby number two joins us, my husband and I have been reminiscing about the newborn days. You know, that cute, squishy phase where all they do is eat, sleep, poop, pee, repeat? No toys,...

My husband and I always talked about having four children. After we were married for about two years, we decided it was time to start a family. We soon had our first baby girl. It was an easy decision to pull the...

In my journey to motherhood, I first had to let go of the ideal of getting pregnant “naturally” through a beautiful and romantic interaction with the love of my life. You marry another woman, that’s part of the deal. Doing...

When you’re pregnant, aside from being asked 10,000 times a day if you know the gender and when your due date is, people like to tell you about All the Joy. You are about to experience the Best Days...

A few weekends ago our family ended the day at a local pizza place and enjoyed a great dinner together. The restaurant was nice enough to provide the kids with pizza dough to play with as well as crayons...

Growing up, my parents were extremely conservative with their money. It wasn’t that they didn’t have much, it was just that they lived by Dave Ramsey’s mantra: “Live like no one does today so you can live like no...

Parents: Do you want to your kids to learn leadership and entrepreneurial skills and have the courage to make the world a better place? Kids: Do you want to meet people who are making the world a better place and learn how you can...

Recently, some friends and I went to brunch at the Fairmount Grille in Hyde Park. We talked about women from college who went full throttle into the working world instead of pursuing the mommy path after undergrad. After graduating,...