If your due date is approaching, and you’re wondering whether it’s time to pack your hospital bag, or you’re not sure where to start, you’re in the right place, then welcome to the ultimate hospital bag checklist for you – and your new baby! I never thought I would have four babies and each experience …
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Co-parenting is an arrangement made between parents after a divorce and helps to guide how the two will participate in their children’s upbringing. Depending on how the divorce went, this can be a relatively simple process or a very complex one. But whatever the case, it needs to be addressed so that parents can work …
Do you often feel like you’re failing at motherhood? You’re not alone. A Care.com survey revealed that 80% of mothers in the United States feel stressed about getting everything done, 79% feel as if they’re falling behind and more than 50 % fear that they’re missing important everyday moments in their family’s lives. In a …
Much of what I’m about to share I learned the hard way – and I’m still learning. I’ve done a lot of inner work to release the false belief that taking care of myself was selfish. If you’re here, I suspect you can relate. And today I want to have a heart-to-heart with you. Let’s …
The girls and I screened all ten episodes of THE GARCIAS, a groundbreaking streaming series, that represents what it means to be a family. It’s a fun, happy, wholesome, and entertaining show for all families! The Garcias is coming to HBO Max on April 14. I also had the opportunity to attend the official Press …
From the sight of a positive pregnancy test to the sound of a baby’s cry in the labor and delivery ward, the journey of motherhood begins. That little baby is full of promise, preciousness, and potential. Every child is a child of God. It’s a beautiful journey and it’s a hard one, too, no matter …
Have you seen Encanto yet? My daughters and I are in love with this film! We find ourselves speaking in Encanto movie quotes throughout the day. Yes, you guessed it: we have watched Encanto countless times both in English and in Spanish. Encanto is the 60th animated feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios. I am …
I had the recent honor to sit down with Dr. Erica Montes for a conversation about the impact of an unplanned pregnancy. This is a topic that is dear to my heart because I know firsthand what it means to suddenly discover that you are pregnant when you really didn’t plan it, you didn’t expect …
This post is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. One of the most beautiful things about motherhood is that even though we might be different in so many ways, there is one thing that we have in common: we want to make the best choices for our children. We toss and …
Elyssa has always had a strong sense of self. She’s a trendsetter and a leader, and she knows what she wants when she wants it, and how she wants it. She’s not afraid to say “no,” and she’s also not afraid to say “yes” to herself. I love that about Elyssa, and I’ve always been …