Baby

For some reason, I always knew I would try to breastfeed when I had a baby. Like, since I was a kid I knew I would. I was three when my younger brother was born, and my earliest memories...

Today we are so happy to share with you the story of Soggy Bottom Diaper Service!  Servicing families in Iowa City, Muscatine and the Quad Cities, Soggy Bottoms is truly a much-needed service for all of our earth-friendly mamas!   Wendy...

A few weeks ago, I started something that seemed SO far off several months ago:  I started weaning.  More accurately, I dropped one pump session per day.  Let me tell you, it has been nice, especially when at work! ...

When I first found out I would be a contributor for Iowa City Moms Blog, I knew I wanted to write about our struggle with infertility at some point. It’s something that has made a big impact on both...

When I was a first-time mom I was completely overwhelmed with all the lists of  "must-have" baby items that I found in parenting magazines and even more, on the baby registry lists! What the heck is an aspirator, anyway?...

Rewind approximately five years.  I was working as a Spanish TA at the University of Iowa, and had recently announced to my friends that I was expecting my first baby.  The same day I went in to tell my...

October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. This year, by the grace of God, my baby boy turned 10 months on that day, and my daughter decided she wanted to have a camping party for her upcoming...

Last night, we tried to not swaddle Henrik for bedtime. He found his hand over the weekend, and now will stop at nothing to get it in his mouth, including busting out of the Halo sleep sack swaddle. Problem...

11 weeks and three days ago I unexpectedly went into labor. (I say unexpectedly because it was four weeks before my due date. Yes, I plan on harping on that detail for awhile because I still can’t believe he...

I'm so excited to introduce you all to our sweet new addition, Keaton Isaiah Swaim!! To say we are completely enamored with him is an understatement!! He has fit into our family perfectly from the moment he was born!...