Having a baby is both an exciting and scary event, one that is met with great anticipation and planning. But it's those plans that can s...

Hubby and I got married when we were 31. All of our siblings had families, and we were surrounded by dozens of nieces and nephews. One of u...

This is a repost from 2011, shortly after I found out our fifth child would be our fifth son. I didn't want to look at the screen...

It is such a problem being an older mom! Having babies after age 35 sucks. If I could give you a piece of advice, it would simply be this: d...

A mother's love is so simple.  We love our babies from the first time they are placed in our arms.  Most of us love them even before tha...

A week ago today, our fifth little - unexpected - miracle was born.  And I'm in love all over again!  I must say, for all of the worryin...

As I opened my daily Parenting.com newsletter today, the headline screamed at me, "Is Natural Childbirth For you?" Well, as I le...

Pregnant at 40 (well, actually 41, but I've decided I'm sticking at 40) was something I never planned to be. Since I didn't get...

Jose Gil/Dreamstime I was in la-la land after I had my first two babies, who were twins. I had quit my job coordinating a master's ...

...while you're busy making other plans. Ever since I was young, one of my biggest plans was to meet my prince, fall madly in l...