Becoming A Medical Mama Bear
What Is a Medical Mama Bear? Medical Mama Bears are a different breed of mama bear. While all moms can love fiercely, Medical Mama Bears are many times created in the midst of trauma while fighting for their child’s life. And the fight never stops. I’ll never forget...
Tubie Mama Tips: Quick Priming the Infinity Pump
Hey, Tubie Mama! If you don't know how to quickly prime your infinity pump bags, then your life is about to change BIG TIME! I'm not even exaggerating! This tip has saved me so much time on a daily basis. Holding down that little prime button on the pump is just...
COVID-19: The Perspective of the Mother of a Medically Fragile Child
Now that you all have your toilet paper and canned goods, I hope you’ll have some time to sit down and read about how a “common cold” virus almost killed my baby. Like everyone else, my social media news feeds are flooded by COVID-19 themed posts. It seems like my...
Medically Complex Child Door Sign
Welcome to the Home of a Medically Complex Child Wreaths aren’t the only thing that decorate my front door, we also have two very important signs that greet all who visit our home. The first is our “Oxygen In Use” sign, and the other is a set of instructions for all...
Rules for Visiting Newborn Babies
Welcome to the Home of a Newborn Baby...There are Rules! “I can’t wait to get my hands on that baby!” says every woman on Facebook doting over newborn baby pictures. We want to smell that new baby scent, listen to the innocent coos, and feel that velvety soft skin....
Non Candy Halloween Treats
No Candy on Halloween? I know what you’re thinking: Halloween is all about the candy. That’s what I thought too, until a couple years ago when I started handing out some alternatives. My husband was sure our house would get egged or toliet-papered, but I took the risk...
Halloween Popcorn for Trick-or-Treaters
Need a non-candy Halloween treat? Microwaveable popcorn! (Free Printable Included!) It’s cheap, individually packaged, and something a little different to drop into the kiddos’ orange pumpkin buckets. I don’t know any kids that don’t like buttery popcorn.
Mom’s Taco Soup
Soup Season Is Almost Here! The first official day of fall is almost here, September 23rd. Although cool, crisp autumn weather seems like it will never arrive here in the South, soup season is upon us. I’m one of those strange people who likes to eat soup all...
Dear NICU Nurse
Dear NICU Nurse, I know you are highly trained to take care of tiny babies, but I need you to take care of me, too.
Garlic Roasted Green Beans Recipe
Up until a few years ago, I was intimidated by cooking fresh veggies. Growing up, most vegetables on my plate were fresh out of the can instead of fresh out of the garden. There wasn’t anything wrong with that, but I just never learned how to cook them unless they came from the canned goods aisle. Once I branched out, I discovered a whole new world of possibilities and flavors. Roasting vegetables in the oven has become my favorite way to cook them (and by far the easiest)! Green beans roasted in the oven is absolutely the best way to cook them, in my opinion of course!
