Lisa: Mother’s Day Treat
Pregnancy & child labor has forever changed my skin…yes, that’s right, my skin! If the stretch marks,...
Lisa: Training for a 5k?
I am still 10-15 lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight and have continued to struggled to lose every lb since my...
Lisa: Choosing the RIGHT Diaper
Diapering my child was not on the top of my worry list before or immediately after Molly was born. I didn’t put...
Lisa: Infant Occupational Therapy
I LOVED Molly’s first occupational therapy session! We went yesterday for 1 hour and it was SO encouraging! The...
Lisa: Screening for Developmental Del...
At Molly’s 9 month pediatrician appointment, she was only scooting (click here to read previous blog post about...
Lisa: Putting Baby on a Schedule
Prior to having my daughter, I heard a lot from other moms about the importance of putting your baby on a schedule. So...
Lisa: Balancing Being a Mom with My &...
I had the honor of being my best friend’s matron of honor 3 months after my daughter was born. When I was pregnant...
Lisa: Choosing the Right OB
One of my girlfriends is having a baby, so I referred her to my amazing OB. This brought me back to my journey of...
Lisa: Finger Food Workshop
I recently attended a workshop called ‘Little Finger Feasts’ by Feeding Little Foodies that walks you...
Lisa: How to Bath Baby
In looking back at Molly’s 1st year, I remembered back to how I adapted to giving this itty-bitty baby a bath. When...
Lisa: Happy Birthday Molly!
Today my baby girl turns 1!!!! There are a couple things that are racing through my head: 1. I MADE IT!!!! In the...
Lisa: Baby’s 1st Birthday
This past Saturday we had our daughter’s 1st birthday party. In preparation for the party, I made a DVD highlighting...
Lisa: Baby Doesn’t Crawl
Molly has never been a text book baby and crawling was no exception. The books said she should be crawling around 7-9...
Lisa: A Mother’s Protective Ins...
I’ve always heard of a mother’s protective instinct for their child, but I had never experienced it first hand. I...
Lisa: Perfecting the Art of Saying No
As my daughter starts to get older (we are 1.5 weeks away from 12 months!), it is now apparent that we need to start...
Lisa: 1st Trip to Disneyland
Around Christmas time, we were invited to go to Disneyland with my side of the family. My husband and I immediately...
Lisa: Stroller Blues
When I found out I was pregnant, I wasn’t worried about working off the baby weight because I thought that I would...
Lisa: Our 1st Oops Report!
On Friday, I called my husband on the way home from work (like normal) and asked how Molly did at school. Instead of...
Lisa: Preparing to Go Back to Work
Before going on maternity leave, I didn’t anticipate any problems with coming back to work and jumping right...
Lisa: Sleep Training
When entering into mommyhood, I understand that I probably wouldn’t be getting much sleep in the first few months of...
Lisa: Nursing Woes
As I was defrosting the last bag of breastmilk from the freezer, I started thinking back to my journey through nursing...
Lisa: When Reality Hits
My husband and I took ALL the baby education classes at HOAG Hospital (amazing hospital by the way!) and in one of the...
Lisa: On Her Own Terms
In order to understand all my future blog entries, you will need to know a little bit about how my daughter, Molly,...
Lisa: Welcome to NMO!
Yay! My first blog entry!!! I am SO passionate about this website and how it provides an opportunity for all of us to...



