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15. "You've made this day a special day by just your being you. There's no person in the whole world like you. And I like you just the way you are."

Discover how I coped with weight gain fears during pregnancy and embraced my body’s changes as a new parent.

This scar represents my own grit. My own tenacity. My own stubbornness. Things I now pass down to my daughter.

3. Set an alarm using your kid's favorite song.

2. Cook anything other than toast

I wasn't sure how to accept and make sense of my new identity.

I talked to moms of kids with invisible disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Avoidant and Resistive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), hemophilia, and many others, to find out what they wish more people understood about their experiences.

There is a very specific ratio that makes love last.

Let's 👏 stop 👏 talking 👏 about 👏 women's 👏 bodies.

After my son was born, all I wanted was sleep. But I was scared of closing my eyes for fear of something happening to him during that time. I couldn’t shut my mind off from all the irrational thoughts running through it.

If I spent all my time dreading the "wait untils" or worrying about the next difficult thing around the corner, when would I have time to enjoy all the wonderful, amazing, incredible things that a child brings to a parent's life?

An open letter from both sides.

And today, at this moment, I would LOVE a second of quiet.

The bond between cousins is something special.

Mark your calendars for September 30th.