Jenna Millsap

Searching Simplicity, an Interview with Jenna Millsap

Tell us more about yourself, your family, and your site. I have been married to my best friend for 12 years. I enjoy being a SAHM (stay-at-home mom) of 3 active little ones (ages 10, 7 and 3) and 1 teenager. We are a family of former city dwellers trying to make it in the [...]

An Interview with Ruminating Mommy, Jenny Lutes

Tell us more about yourself, your family, and your site: I have always loved writing, and I started my blog “Solo Mommy” while I was a single parent to my then 2-year-old daughter Ava. My husband and I reconciled almost 2 years ago, and I re-named my blog Ruminating Mommy. Ava is now 5, and [...]

What’s the Scoop on Your Baby Eating Solid Foods?

Your baby might be growing up and starting the exciting step of eating solid foods. He or she may be drifting away from wanting breast milk or formula. Instead, your baby wants to eat solid foods. This is a fun time and he is sleeping through the night now that he is fuller. So what [...]

In the Sweet Sunshine, an Interview with Carrie R.

Tell us more about yourself, your family, and your blogs: I’m a wife, mom-of-a-toddler, introvert, musician, procrastinator, conflict avoider, perfectionist, chocolate lover, and listener. I’ve been married to my husband (a high school math teacher) for 6 years, and our daughter is 18 months old. My first blog, Did you hear the singers Roer? , [...]

Introducing Rachel, of Rachel Likes to Ramble

Tell us more about yourself, your site, and your family: I always have trouble answering questions about myself.  I could talk about my family forever, but when it comes to talking about me, I have a hard time finding the right words.  Our family is blended.  I am mom of 2 wonderful kids with my [...]

An Interview with Elizabeth Curry of Ordinary Time

Tell us more about yourself, your site, and your family. I am a homemaker and mother to 9.  I started blogging as a way to document our first adoption and in the process discovered a love of writing and mentoring.  I hope, through my blog, to encourage other women in their calling of mothering and [...]

Is It Possible to Prevent Preterm Labor?

Preterm labor is a term used to define uterine contractions of sufficient frequency and intensity to effect progressive effacement and dilation of the cervix prior to term gestation. In other words, preterm labor is any birth that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy. Every pregnant woman needs to know about preterm labor and preterm [...]

Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy can Affect Children in Adolescence

Weight gain during pregnancy, or at any time, is a “weighty” subject for most women.  Doctors encourage most women to gain an average of 25 to 35 pounds during a typical pregnancy. Newer guidelines from the Institute of Medicine for pregnancy weight gain take into account a woman’s Body Mass Index (BMI) and weight before [...]

My Baby Birds, an Interview with Jessica O.

Tell us more about yourself, your family, and your site: I’m a former active duty Coast Guard petty officer, turned student, turned full-time Mom. I’ve been married to a Sailor for over 10 years now, which means we’ve been moving around the country for 10 years. We’ve lived in Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia, Florida [...]

Breastfeeding While Pregnant

Babies can be conceived at any time, and they don’t always follow the schedule their moms and dads set out for their family. This may mean a second (or subsequent) pregnancy can occur prior to when it was “planned” or perhaps close pregnancies were planned but the mother didn’t know she would still be breastfeeding. [...]