Family

I am fortunate to have a very attentive family and for that, I am grateful. But, sometime during Kael's second year of life, I noticed that he was getting particular feedback from a few members of our large family. "Why don't...

May brings with it heat, sprinklers, swimsuits and all those flowers following April showers. It's also Better Speech and Hearing Month. As a speech-language pathologist, it's my time to shine, lol. During my practice, I specialized in pediatric speech and language disorders, and...

Step 1: Remove all the carpet from your home. I kid. I kid. Unless you can. Then do it. Potty training. Eeesh. One of the crappiest (see what I did there?) jobs a parent has.  Our first was basically potty trained by daycare....

In South Louisiana, we all cringe when we hear the dreaded words “Workforce Reduction Plan” and “Lay-offs.” It is not the news you expect to receive at 8AM on a Tuesday morning via a phone call from your spouse....

I don't want to brag (well, maybe I do), but I had an amazing pregnancy. I know that some of you want to throw your shoe at me right now, but I did. I loved being pregnant. Everyone told...

Festival International is upon us, and I know we’re all looking forward to having a great time. This event is one of our most anticipated weekends of the year here. It’s a fun and relaxing weekend good for the...

Should you "Festival" with a toddler?????? Yes, you should!!! One of the things I said before I had a baby was that I was never going to let a baby stop me from doing what I love. And what do I love?...

{read my "I Was Brave For You" :: A Cesarean Birth Story here} Father’s Day weekend, I gave your daddy the best news I could think of … He was going to be a daddy again! Although shocked, we were...

While at my freshman orientation for high school, I was asked my social security number. I didn't know it and the woman registering me was mortified. She very rudely said something along the lines of "You are close to...

Getting through the week can be rough. Here are some daily hacks to help us moms get by in Acadiana. Monday Most moms have at least one day of the week that entail toting around tots to extracurricular activities. Monday is...