A fierce tribe of Minnesota moms who believe in their kids, each other and coconut oil.
It all started at 7:20 p.m. when my water broke (conveniently just as I was finishing up going to the bathroom!). I shouted down the basement stairs at Rob, who was in his office, that my water just broke. He came running up, saying, “Really?!?” I looked up the clinic number and called the answering service to notify them that we were heading in. Read more
On September 18, 2014, the day after my due date, my doula and dear friend Anne and I went to Minnehaha Falls, a beautiful waterfall park in Minneapolis. I’d heard that climbing stairs could get labor going, and it was the perfect early fall day to stroll along the river and climb the stairs that lead to the water. We walked, we lunged, we hugged trees. We saw a blue heron and an egret in a dead tree together and remarked how strange it was to see the two birds together and in a tree as opposed to on water. We decided that they were my two sisters, there to encourage my baby to come out. It worked. Read more
Being a mother is the most toppling experience in the world. Watching a child grow and nurturing this little thing that started as a parasite in your body is mind altering to say the least. Yes, I said parasite. Read more
The Chicco Lullaby LX Playard (pictured in “Romantic”) is a heavy-duty, feature-rich pack and play. We used ours as a bassinet for the first few weeks of our daughter’s life and have taken it as far as Panama. Along the way, we have discovered strengths and weaknesses about the Chicco Lullaby. Read more
Our birth story began on June 28, 2009, about six weeks earlier than we had expected it to. Read more
It is time for me to accept that my daughter is not going to bed tonight. Or maybe ever. Read more