Ages & Stages

Mr. Potato Head and Me Last Christmas, my husband and I did most of our shopping on Amazon. (Prime for the win!) One night while searching for toddler toys, Mr. Potato Head popped up on the computer screen. “Aw! I...

My breastfeeding journey came to an abrupt end overnight. Sometimes we joke about things happening overnight with the understanding that it does not in fact happen over one night. But for me . . . it did. I nursed my baby...

There I was on the side of the road at a bus stop when it all happened. I was trying to block Thomas like a shield thinking that would help. Cars were slowly passing us. Every now and then...

Hello loves! My name is Jalyssa (juh-lee-suh) & I am an Albuquerque transplant. My husband serves in the U.S. Air Force & we have been stationed here for 4 years. I grew up in Southern California, lived in Germany,...

My husband and I joke that I should never go out to dinner with the family. When I go, the kids behave terribly. My husband frequently takes our three sons (ages 6, 4, and 1.5) out to a sit-down restaurant by...

Everyone loves a new baby. I get it. I had my second in November. And I don't ever want to put him down--which is good because he insists on being held 24/7 anyway, especially if I want him to...

Potty training our newborn was the best decision we made! Okay, so we didn't actually potty train, but we did something called Elimination Communication. When I was pregnant, my friend and I had due dates that were one day apart....

Autism reminds me of a rainbow. No two colors are the exact same shade. It would be difficult to find a person on the planet who doesn't find beauty in a rainbow. No two people who have autism or...

We're continuing our celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2019 The theme for this year is “Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding.” Thanks to Lovelace Health System for sponsoring this World Breastfeeding Week Editorial Series.  When I began breastfeeding my first child, I...

Being a parent in the age of the internet means you have access to a lot of information. While you can never be 100% prepared for all that goes along with parenting, you have some sort of idea of...

"Mom, I seriously don't know how to do any of the problems on this test." The day Levi said this, I began asking, "Does my child have a learning disability?" It was late in the fall of 2021, and we'd...

My son loves the computer game Minecraft. A lot. He is only 5 years old, but Minecraft is simple enough that he can enjoy it, and complex enough that it encourages his creativity. When he's not playing it, he's usually...

Most days from my pre-mom working days blur together, but there's one conversation I remember well. It was with a coworker talking about how lonely her maternity leave was and how isolating new motherhood could be. She was happy...

I'm breastfeeding as I write this. Yes, I am breastfeeding my cranky 13 month old for two reasons. She settles down, and I have a moment to collect my thoughts. It's a win-win! March 20, 2016 is the first day I nursed...