<p>I remember watching one of my closest friends putting her baby to her breast. It was like magic. It was as if baby and mom were perfectly connected. Meanwhile, I sat attached to my pump EVERY 3 hours. I still needed to use formula. I felt like I failed to connect with my baby. I’d cry because the sound of my pump parts clicking together made my milk let down…not the cry of my baby. </p>

So after much research and education, my sister and I opened a head lice treatment and education company in Green Bay, WI. Since then, we have successfully treated hundreds of cases of lice and talked with thousands of people regarding the prevention, detection, and treatment of lice. Some of our favorite tips are found below!

My husband and I decided to take a trip to Duluth, MN, for New Year's to visit family. After five hours of driving, we made it to the hotel.

While my darling daughter has many positive qualities, keeping track of her belongings isn’t necessarily one of them. A few weeks had gone by, she was way behind on her reading … and her book was suddenly missing.

Children are naturally inclined to choose juice or chocolate milk over water. This leads to adults who choose soda and flavored juices. We need to encourage our children and ourselves to improve our water habits.

What is “the best” diaper? It’s the eternal question that every pregnant mother, new parent, and mother of many has asked. Ask your friends, and they’ll all have different answers.

Maybe this year, you can add another tradition to your holidays. Let’s work on spreading the message of the holidays in new ways this year, starting with kindness.

Octavia would meet someone new and want to draw them a picture or “make them a card.” When kindergarten started, the bus driver was the first recipient to whom my bubbly 5-year-old presented her with a piece of paper with crunchy, brown leaves taped to it.

Check out all the ways I have been failing at life, motherhood, wifehood, and more these days. Maybe you can relate!

<p>Today, 5 months pregnant and counting, I am beginning to get excited about the upcoming arrival of our little squish. I&#8217;m looking for the positives, enjoying the moments I have right now with my son while he is my only son, and dreaming of how awesome of a big brother he is going to be.</p>