Each time a new mom comes back to work after having a baby, I'm reminded of the day my first maternity leave ended. I remember how I sent my 5 week old to daycare full time because the money...
"Have you cried yet?" "Not yet.. but it's coming. And I'm not sure if it will be a happy cry or a sad cry." My mother asked me this question as we sat on the couch on our first...
Waco Moms Blog Continues to Grow | Meet Shauna Goldbach
Hi Waco mamas! I'm Shauna Goldbach. I was born and raised in Southern California and made my way to Waco in 2005, when I was just 15 years old (I...
We thought we were smart, my husband and I. We went to college, started careers, got married, enjoyed the honeymoon phase for 2.5 years and then decided to start a family. We waited until I was in my late...
I’ll get to the details of how I fired my doctor after my due date and the hair raising way that my DOG sent me into labor, but I have to start with something a little more mundane.
Insurance.
See, when my husband...
Let me start off with the fact that we knew when we got married we wanted to have a large family, but were going to see what it was like as each kid came along. We had our first...
Pregnancy Loss Wish List
Any kind of loss is difficult. The loss of a parent, a child, a beloved pet. But the loss of a pregnancy is can be quite different.
For me it was quiet, lonely and hard to navigate. ...
When October rolls around, most people's minds are thinking of fall weather, long sleeves, pumpkin spice lattes, football season, Halloween, and prepping for the upcoming holiday seasons. Sadly, for women who have lost babies either in-utero, at birth, or...
The pregnancy and postpartum period can be filled with so much joy, but it can also be overwhelming when researching all of your options. There are endless questions to be answered: Where should I give birth? Who will help...
Holly Bollinger Photography & Design
In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, I am sharing my breastfeeding story with you.
This journey is deeply personal and my hope is that it will be a source of encouragement for those who may need...
Parenting In Waco
Dyslexia Demystified: Identifying & Understanding
Writer's Note: This is the first in a series of articles for Waco Moms about dyslexia. It is more common than people think, yet...
