I’m Hardheaded And I Won’t Apologize For It

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I’m Hardheaded And I Won’t Apologize For It “You can’t hurt me. I have a hard head in more ways then one,” I joked with my hairdresser the first time I sat in her chair....
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I Have a Big Kid

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My son was born at a pretty average size for a baby. He was 7 pounds 9 ounces and 19 inches long. Like I said, average. However, he was also two weeks early. We all...

Best Places in Austin for Baby Playdates

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One of the many things you can look forward to in motherhood is getting together with other families! It's a great way to catch up with your mom friends and introduce your babies to...

Divide & Conquer: Weekend Road Trip

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Today our family is road tripping it to the Frio River "area". We aren't actually "Frio"ing it this weekend but our family ranch is in Leakey and most people know the area as The...

Cloth Diapers: Solving Nighttime Leaks

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There seem to be two types of people when it comes to cloth diapers.  There are those who are nuts over cloth, and there are those who think people who use cloth are just...

I Have a Toddler, But I’m Still a Neat Freak

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Before my son was born, a few people who knew my clean-freak tendencies warned me that I would soon have to ease up and embrace the mess that comes with kids. For me, a...
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25 Things That Got Me Through the First Year of Motherhood

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Motherhood is amazing and beautiful and rewarding...some of the time.  Other times, it’s sticky, smelly, loud, lonely, and exhausting.  That first year after becoming a mom was the hardest year I have ever experienced....

The Bittersweetness of Milestones

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I was recently listening to a podcast on which one of the cohosts confessed to crying on the way home from the hospital with her newborn son because her two-day-old was already 'getting so...

Austin and Central Texas Pumpkin Patches

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We have rounded up all of the pumpkin patches in Austin and Central Texas. Who's ready for jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins and Halloween in Austin? Central: Tarrytown Methodist Church – Opens early October St. Mark United Methodist Church – Opens October...
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A Guide to Breastfeeding: Everything You Ever Needed to Know

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A new mother must make so many decisions before the baby even arrives, but one of the most important decisions you will make is whether you will breastfeed or bottle feed. I know there are...