The First Year of Sleep

We are just a few short weeks away from my son Parker’s first birthday. After we put the kids to bed last night, my husband and I were reflecting on the last (almost) year and just how much our little... Continue reading →

Talk About Your Miscarriage

A miscarriage is one of those things you absolutely cannot understand until you’ve experienced it. Before my miscarriage, I had an outsider’s perspective on this kind of loss. When I learned someone had a miscarriage, I’d feel for them the... Continue reading →

Unprepared: A Letter from Anna

I had taken the classes, skimmed a few books, spent endless amounts of hours Googling random pregnancy symptoms. I had asked my midwife questions I would never utter to anyone else on this entire planet but nothing prepared me for... Continue reading →

What Sleep Training Did for My Marriage

My husband and I were together for eight years before we had our son. Eight fun years of dates, vacations, lazy weekends watching Netflix, and eating popcorn. We were thrilled to start a family together, and simply could not wait... Continue reading →

Dad Week: “It was the best decision we ever made for our daughter”

I knew that sleep would be disrupted when you had a baby, but not to the extent that we experienced. I figured it was normal to be exhausted with a newborn, and it would eventually pass as she got older.... Continue reading →