Blame it on the polar vortex, El Nino, or the fact that Hobby Lobby not only has fall décor out (and it’s already discounted 40%!), but I woke up last week with Christmas on the brain. I guess there’s something about 60 degree mornings in mid-July that make a person realize that the holiday season is […]
It has been said by many that nurses make the worst patients. We don’t like going to the doctor, we put off treatment for ourselves, and we tend to minimize whatever our symptoms are. We spend lots of time and money to know when people should seek medical attention; but for some reason, we don’t […]
I truly never thought I would be a mother who would breastfeed in a public place. Ever. I am a pretty modest person when it comes to my body. But giving birth kind of sucked out a lot of that modesty, and what was left with was sucked out by the dozen or so lactation specialists […]
It’s finally summer time in Nashville. The playgrounds are littered with bubble wands, the ice cream trucks have started their nightmarish, atonal songs, and the entire city smells like the locker room of a major league ball team. Another tell-tale sign? The kiddie pool. Beloved in July and detested with the first rainy September day. I’ve spent many an afternoon gazing lovingly at my son as he basks in his glorious teal grotto (with inflatable palm tree sunshade […]
I get it. Girls can be expensive. Girls can be dramatic. But don’t assume that just because someone is expecting a baby girl, that it’s a let down. And please, oh please, do not respond to the news by saying “Oh, your poor husband” or “Oh. Are you OK?” Let me tell you about my […]
We are finally here. We’ve been planning and dreaming and working really hard (and having a lot of fun too!) – all in order to be able to introduce the Nashville Moms Blog to you – the moms who live and work and mother in the city we love and call home—Nashville! When my youngest was born, my husband and […]
