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You've read the many lists of what to pack for the hospital and checked your registries and "Baby Must-Have" lists more times than you'd like to admit, but are you ready for recovery after a c-section?  Often times a...
It's 2019. Let's chat about something a little bit...personal. But if we are being honest, becoming a mother has pretty much stripped away any humility I had before giving birth. Mamas, you know what I mean. So things change....
Growing up, I remember seeing my mom’s breasts. In childlike fashion, I offered unflattering commentary about why her breasts looked “that way?” Without missing a beat or being sensitive to the slight, she did what all mothers do, she...
Earlier this week, I opened up my heart and shared my story of how I became a mother.  This is a continuation of that post and an effort to share hope and spread awareness about Congenital Heart Defects {CHD}. Be...
To the people reading this post because they saw the word - infertility - and thought they were going to find the magic answer in my blog post, I'm sorry. I'm sorry because there is no magic answer, and...
You never really know just how much you want something until you're told you can't have it.  At the age of 18, I was diagnosed with endometriosis and was told that the chances of conceiving were slim to none. ...
With my first pregnancy, I assumed I would make it to 40 weeks.  And of course, once I made it exactly to that point, I would then birth a healthy, perfect 7 lb baby.  I had absolutely no reason to...
The youngest of my children is 4 years old, and I feel abundantly grateful to have been blessed with three babies in five years. However, I just now feel like I'm coming up for air after drowning in the...
Hello, and welcome to The Cold Coffee Club, a podcast brought to you by Houston Moms! We're here to give you a little bit of that mom-to-mom connection, fun, and conversation amidst all the chaos! Join us as we...
The first time I learned about cytomegalovirus I was an undergraduate student at Baylor University. I sat in my dorm room studying for an exam and probably wrote the word on a flash card next to the other "TORCH"...

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