Disciplining a Child

November 22, 2019

My son Q is fourteen months old now. When Q was thirteen months, he began walking, and with it, he started getting into things. I asked my mom, other moms, and Google, when is it appropriate to start disciplining? Well,... Continue reading →

Mom to Mom

October 18, 2019

I took my son Q to get blood-work the other day. Q has begun walking, so he was enjoying the empty office and zigzagging from one side of the room to the other. The woman doing our intake watched as... Continue reading →

M O T H E R H O O D

May 12, 2019

Today is my first official Mother’s Day. A day I now get to celebrate the rest of my life. I love being a mom. I know it sounds like something you are supposed to say and feel but I honestly,... Continue reading →

Week One

October 11, 2018

I could not wait not to be pregnant anymore and holding my son for the first time was one of the most magnificent moments of my life. He was made from scratch by God’s hand and is such a blessing.... Continue reading →

Annual Anniversary Questionnaire

September 13, 2018

Yesterday, my husband Bernard and I celebrated our third year of marriage. Those three years feel as though they have flown by, and it is crazy that now we anxiously await the arrival of our son. I love being married.... Continue reading →

The Calm Before The Storm

August 16, 2018

The nursery is currently under construction and not yet complete – almost but not entirely. Several months back my husband Bernard ripped up all the carpet in our house and replaced it with hardwood. Upon doing that, he discovered some... Continue reading →

Pregnancy – Like it or Love it?

July 5, 2018

Do you love being pregnant? A woman asked me this question at work about a month ago, and my knee-jerk response was, “I would say I like being pregnant, but I wouldn’t say I love it.” I have been asked... Continue reading →

The Things People Say and Do

June 28, 2018

I am now in the third trimester of my pregnancy and the time is flying by – our little man will be here before we know it! Being as I am in the final leg of this pregnancy journey my... Continue reading →

Body Image and Self-Esteem – The Struggle

April 19, 2018

Before I became pregnant and I would hear mamas-to-be make pessimistic comments about their ever-changing bodies. I would furrow my brow in confusion; they are pregnant, not overweight, what is the big deal? A growing baby is a healthy baby... Continue reading →

A Baby Announcement

April 5, 2018

Some moments occur in your life when you feel like everything has shifted. A shift that changes you, where you know the next day when you wake up nothing will ever be the same. Sometimes these shifts happen when something... Continue reading →