Chattanooga Moms

It's spooky season!  I love going to haunted houses and watching scary movies and reading ghost stories. Sometimes I freak myself out and I wake up my husband to check out a suspicious sound because I've convinced myself it's something...

So much of the newborn days with the Peanut are a giant blur, but I distinctly remember standing at the kitchen counter, devouring the contents inside a cardboard takeaway box that someone delivered to me. It was the most...

Fall is officially here and with the cooler weather come Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas -- three excuses to eat badly for three months. I eat leftover candy because I don't want my daughter to eat all of it, lots of stuffing...

There are so many things I have learned accidentally as a parent. I could probably write an entire book on the problems that have been solved by mere happenstance. One great example of this is keeping a journal. I...

“Mom knows best.” We’ve all heard it, some have set up camp on the phrase, and others roll their eyes at the saying. But what about dads? Do they really know best when it comes to parenting? Having experience...

I am no expert in the sex department, unless you count having four kids as being an expert, then fine. I’m an expert. My parents NEVER EVER EVER had the sex talk with me. Or mentioned sex. Or said...

Recent political events stirred up a lot of deep conversations, as well as knee-jerk reactions, among parents about the topic of consent – what is it; what does it look or sound like; and most importantly – how do...

It's the most wonderful time of the year -- yes, it's almost Halloween. When most people find out they are having a baby, they begin planning their dream nursery and registry lists; I began planning my children's Halloween costumes....

Kids grow at lightning speed, don’t they? Before you know it, your kiddo can’t squeeze his feet into those puppy slippers he wore happily for six months, and you’re staring at a closet full of clothes that no longer...

If you’re like me, many of my kiddo's everyday events and milestones are captured on my iPhone camera. As much as I want to break out my nice camera and capture them professionally, my iPhone is usually handy and...