"There is no way to be a perfect mother, but there are a million ways to be a great one."
There's a lot of information that comes at us while we are pregnant. The internet, books, our doctors, family and friends are all providing bits of advice and knowledge they want to pass along. But oftentimes childbirth and parenting classes can help.
When my son was 14 months old I bought a baby book. I got to work on it right away. Will you remember things from his first months, my husband asked? Well, no, I didn’t remember every small moment and each wearisome newborn day, but that is part of the reason I didn’t start the book until later.
Motherhood itself is a paradox; a tenet contrary to popular opinion. All at once you find yourself strong yet fearful, strict yet compromising, lonely yet never alone. Other paradoxes of motherhood?
Selling a business that you started and that you put everything you had into to get it to the point where it was successful, productive, and can thrive without you; it’s the ultimate goal for any entrepreneur. So why is it so hard when that time actually comes?
After spending hours online scrolling through countless gorgeous family lifestyle photography sessions, you finally booked your own with a local photographer. But what will the day be like? And what can you do to prepare yourself and your family for the best experience?
When our son was born, we closely watched every nurse as they swaddled our new baby. The little guy was wrapped up like a tight burrito and he sure seemed to like it. We spent 4 months perfecting the art of the swaddle, but sure enough, our active baby started to be a little too active in his sleep, and it was time to make the transition out of the swaddle.
