WELCOME TO BLOSSOM

Pregnancy is assumed to be a magical time period in any woman's life. And perhaps this is sometimes true, but often the first trimester...

As if becoming a first time mom isn't difficult enough, the world had to throw a quarantine my way. What I hoped would be a time full of...

I can confidently say that I thought I had recovered very well postpartum. I took a mile long walk with Mike the day after we got home,...

Dear Husband: Life sure has changed over this last year. Our late nights have transformed into early bed times. Spontaneous date nights...

I was never in love with being pregnant. The heartburn, nausea, and swollen limbs were all things that left me questioning why some women...

I have always held onto these poems as a reminder of how far I have come since I have written them. When I received an email about a...

I was never the type of person who imagined my future in detail. I knew at some point that I would like to be a mother, but I hadn't...

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten what you went in there for? Or suddenly lost a word that was once so easy to think of?...

One year ago today, D Day, June 6th, I found out I was pregnant. I can clearly recall my drive home from a dentist appointment that...

First let me just say that being a mom is hard work, and you are all doing great. But yikes, does anyone else ever question every...

Tomorrow is Mother's Day. My first Mother's Day as your mom. I've been trying to think back on my life before you, but it seems nearly...

First and foremost, thank you so much to everyone who reached out with their questions. I hope to do another Q&A later down the line,...

For me a child was something I had imagined since the moment I got engaged. Perhaps a little far-fetched for some, since being a newlywed...

Five years ago today my husband Mike took me on our first official date. He made reservations at a fancy restaurant. I wore a dress, he...

Before this quarantine started I had left my job to spend time raising our daughter. I was ready for a period of time where I would have...

Life after birth is hardly discussed during pre-natal appointments. There's little discussion about what recovery will be like and how...

Since COVID-19 has shut down schools for weeks, I thought I'd compile a small list of craft ideas to do with your kiddos while they're...

Just by glancing at this photo you would never know that I had depression. From the outside my life seemed happy - I had a great job...

Motherhood. I had not given it a real thought until I was engaged. Long story short, I had a dream about a little girl and I running...

Last year Mike surprised me with a new laptop to write. I had been working on a novel for a few months on his desktop computer,...