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 know just how much babies grow in the last few weeks in utero. I shudder to think just how much […]
It happened quietly while I wasn’t looking. I didn’t mean for it to happen. For goodness sake I used to work at a very popular retail store while I was in college. But, as sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, my good fashion sense has somehow disappeared since […]
When I got married, I changed my last name, like many women before me have done. However, when I did that, my name changed from being a clearly hispanic name. Obviously there is nothing wrong with that decision or with my married name, but as a result I now face a future of children who […]
It’s fall y’all! The weather is finally starting to cool off (hopefully) and it’s time to get outside. There are so many things to do in Austin this Fall — it may be hard to decide. Check out this list and plan some great fall days. This list is organized for your convenience by month. Scroll […]
I love sports. I was lucky enough to be a coach for soccer, track, and cross country for several years when I taught middle school. Every year, I had to go through a required concussion training (find something similar here). Every year I walked away with one thought: if I ever have a son, he […]
Breastfeeding. Yes I did it, but I’m going to be completely honest here — there’s a cost of breastfeeding. I don’t really like doing it. Dare I say, I kind of hated it. That being said, I still exclusively did it for six months and continued doing it for the first year of my child’s […]
When you become pregnant, many well intentioned people will want to give you advice. It might get annoying. Honestly you will get so much advice that most of it will go in one ear and out the other. It will be hard to know what advice is actually good and what you should ignore. Luckily […]
Before I had a kid I never thought much about what it would take to feed one. I mean eating is such a basic human function that doesn’t require much thought. But once my little guy was born, his food source became my main concern especially since he was exclusively breast fed for the first […]
If you would have asked me before I had a child if I would ever bake my kid’s cakes, I probably would have said no. However once my child started to eat solid foods, I became more concerned about what was going into his foods. As his first birthday approached, I realized that I was […]
I am a proud dog mom to two dogs; Dora and Diego. My husband and I raised them each from puppyhood after adopting them at a shelter. I am also proud human mom to my son Oliver. Raising them all has been very different in their own unique way and surprisingly they do share some […]
