I think it’s safe to say most of us struggle with nutrition.
Between fad and yo-yo diets and shifting information regarding health and weight loss, women are in a world that is constantly telling us how to look, what to...
I used to say the word “should” a lot. I had the constant feeling that what I was doing at the moment wasn’t good enough. I thought things like:
"I should be cleaning while the baby sleeps."
"I should be reading...
When did you last do a self-breast exam? When was your last pap smear? When will you need your next or first mammogram? What is your family history of breast cancer? As October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, these...
I make my kids cry every fall. I take them to get their flu shots.
I don’t want them to cry- that just happens to be an unfortunate side effect. What I do want is to have one less thing...
We need to open the conversation. We need to open the conversation about postpartum depression. So, we are opening it today, and with one message - you are not alone, you are not failing as a mother, and there...
Becoming a mom and experiencing some of my first anxieties about motherhood made me realize I care an awful lot about poop. Never in my life did I think I would care about poop, but here I am, four...
Knowing exactly what to offer a newly postpartum mother is tough. Here are five unique ideas:
Bring over flavored water, drink mixes, or Body Armours so a breastfeeding mama is drinking enough. A neighbor did this for me and...
When our kids are scared or nervous, all we want is to comfort them. But, we talk through things with them differently than we do adults. Kids aren’t tiny adults and they deserve to be talked to and given...
As parents, we are constantly wondering if our children are “on track”. Maybe you have seen another child at a playdate group who can already do x, y, or z, and you’re left wondering when your little one will...
Every Tuesday, I kiss my husband and baby goodbye and walk out the door to one of the best parts of my week...Therapy! Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s tough; I go to work...
In + Around East Idaho
Befriend the Bats
My family had the chance to do Bat Night at the zoo in Idaho Falls this year, something that we had been looking forward...
