Monthly Archives: February 2015
Rock Your Return to Work :: A SAHM’s Guide to Returning...
For a variety of reasons, many of us become stay-at-home moms after birth. However, there comes a point when our sweet babies are in...
Bump Diaries :: Months 4 and 5 {and a Truthful Open...
Welcome to Bump Diaries – a new series on Columbia SC Moms Blog! One of our contributors is expecting, and here she will share her journey...
4 Tips for Taking Pictures Like a Pro
With a good camera, excellent lighting and willing subjects (or even unwilling if you want a dramatic moment), it seems that almost anyone can...
The Basics on Caring For Those Baby Teeth
When my elder daughter was about 4, I figured it was a good time to take her in to see a pediatric dentist. I brushed...
About That New Year’s Resolution … An Update on Our Progress
I read once that most people have completely given up on their New Year's resolutions by the end of February. Which means that Lori,...
A Columbia Moms Guide :: Destinations for Kids Under 1
One of my biggest struggles as a new mother was overcoming the feeling of isolation, as I felt trapped at home by seemingly never-ending...
How My Daughter’s Love Helped Me Fight Depression
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You'll never know, dear, how much I love you....
An Open Letter To Our Baby’s Nurses
My fifth baby recently celebrated her first birthday. As we approached this milestone, I couldn't help but think back over the first two weeks...
Making the Most of a Southern Snow Day
Road safety
Please, if at all possible, stay at home when it snows! In South Carolina, the state is not equipped to deal with snow emergencies...
7 Tips for Bringing a Meal to a Friend in Need
In the winter of my son's first year, my husband spent two weeks in the hospital after suffering a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot...
The Silent Biological Clock
When I was a teenager, my cycle was never predictable and eventually I began taking the birth control pill to regulate my body. Once...
Why You Should Add “Oliver & Hope’s Superhero Saturday” to Your...
If you are anything like me, you're always on the lookout for good books to add to your child's library -- stories your little...
Terrible Twos, I’m Done With You
There's nothing like officially becoming that mom while your child runs out of the library with only one shoe on. Never fear, mamas of tiny...
The Heart Healthy Family
February is Heart Month and while talked about heart health for women on February 6th, it's also important for us as parents to remember...