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Yesterday She Was Born, Today She’s 13, and Tomorrow She’ll Be Grown

Motherhood, Teen
March 9, 2022
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3 Minute Read

By Leslie Means

Yesterday She Was Born, Today She’s 13, and Tomorrow She’ll Be Grown

I cried the day we took her home from the hospital. Most people will tell me that was just hormones.…

Kids, Motherhood
February 17, 2022
724 Views
5 Minute Read

By Nicole Lasley

I’m Not Ready For You To Grow Up

You took a shower today. Daddy let you wash your hair and scrub your body. You lathered and rinsed and…

Baby, Motherhood
October 31, 2021
932 Views
3 Minute Read

By Sarah Gerhardt

You Look So Big To Me Now

I often think about how tiny each and every one of your features was, especially after being told you’d be…

There’s Just Something About the Last Kid

Kids, Motherhood
September 16, 2021
2.0K Views
4 Minute Read

By Amy Betters-Midtvedt

There’s Just Something About the Last Kid

Every time could be the last time in the toy aisle. I spent over an hour with this kid walking…

Kids, Motherhood
September 8, 2021
897 Views
5 Minute Read

By Kali Dawson

Our Kids Keep Us Young

When our kids are off to bed and we return to the couch, still watching one of their cartoons, we…

I’m Not Ready For Her To Grow Up, But She Is

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
September 3, 2021
1.3K Views
2 Minute Read

By Hillary Rodriguez

I’m Not Ready For Her To Grow Up, But She Is

I picked up this baby girl dressed in the pink-and-white-checkered romper with a pink bow on top of her bald…

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
August 18, 2021
1.4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Sarah Knutson

I’m Starting to See the Teenager in Him

My children frequently take my breath away, whether with their beauty (because, oh, my, these children are beautiful, aren’t they?)…

Kids, Motherhood
August 1, 2021
1.2K Views
3 Minute Read

By Emily Roussell

Tomorrow You’re Another Year Older

There’s a birthday in the house. I know tomorrow won’t really make you a whole year older. You’ve been hard…

To the Mom Counting the Hours Until Bedtime: One Day You Won’t

Motherhood
May 17, 2021
6K Views
5 Minute Read

By Megan Ruzomberka

To the Mom Counting the Hours Until Bedtime: One Day You Won’t

On a recent Saturday, my 5-year-old did something miraculous. He woke up, got out of bed, picked out his clothes,…

I Won’t Miss Being This Tired, But I Will Miss You

Baby, Child, Motherhood, Toddler
April 9, 2021
7.5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Christine Koehring

I Won’t Miss Being This Tired, But I Will Miss You

“Don’t blink,” they say. “It goes so fast,” they say. And perhaps the favorite of exhausted moms everywhere, “One day…

No One Told Me I’d Forget Your Littleness

Child, Kids, Motherhood
January 26, 2021
1.2K Views
3 Minute Read

By Nicole Lasley

No One Told Me I’d Forget Your Littleness

They tell you time passes quickly. But I didn’t understand. "Blink and you’ll miss it," they said. But I didn't…

Every Time Our Babies Walk Away From Us, They Come Back a Little Bit Older

Child, Kids, Motherhood
October 26, 2020
1.8K Views
6 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

Every Time Our Babies Walk Away From Us, They Come Back a Little Bit Older

Every time my baby walks away from me, she comes back a little bit older. This hit me the other…