Mama

Patagonia winter gear for kids + babies is on sale NOW! ❄️

Plus a few more of our other faves. 

An ode to my sisters—my built-in best friends for life

Thank you for being there for me, listening to me whine, and loving me no matter what.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister is the first Western leader ever to be pregnant in office

“I am not the first woman to multitask, I’m not the first woman to work and have a baby.”

To my fellow daycare parents, thank you for not judging me

I am so grateful that you’re the parents who daycare alongside me.

Written in the stars ✨

Never doubt who you are.

What your zodiac sign says about your parenting style

Hey, girl, what’s your sign?

I work hard to give my kids what they want—but worry that I’ll spoil them

There are things we couldn’t afford when I was a kid that I enjoy having now.

aden + anais launches new super soft diapers + wipes collection!

We tried the diapers ourselves and we have to say: these are the softest diapers we’ve ever felt. 

Why I’ll never judge someone else’s parenting

I’m too busy making mistakes and praying my kids turn out alright anyway.

How to name a boy if you’ve only had girls—and vice versa

Look to family names for inspiration. 

Mom life isn’t what I thought it would be—but I wouldn’t trade it for the world

I am living the life that I am meant to be living.

Raising families without community makes parenting so much harder to do

It truly does ‘take a village.’ 

I became a better mom the moment I decided to focus on what I’m doing *right*

You have so many parenting wins to celebrate.

Raising hard-working children: How swim lessons taught us to persevere

There will be times when we all feel we want to quit—but we don’t give up.

I can go from happy to frustrated to mad to okay again in one single hour as a mom

I’m trying to be okay with unapologetically feeling all of the feelings of motherhood. ?

The mental load of motherhood always piles up on Sunday

As the default parent, I am the keeper of the pantry, the schedule and all sports accessories.

Having an only child is the perfect fit for us

My son is an only child, and it’s gonna stay that way. 

I swore I’d never say it, but here we are: I want a minivan

We surrendered.

My 2-year-old is the perfect cuddling size

There are times when her hugs are so perfect, they nearly take my breath away.

Crazy in love

These are the good old days