Kids

Bringing home a newborn for the first time is so exiting – and it’s also daunting. That’s particularly true if you live far away from family and core friends from childhood and college. What we’ve learned over time though, you […]

Parenting is certainly not for the faint of heart. And, where once new moms and dads may have felt a sense of isolation (heck, we still do sometimes…!), the internet and the blogosphere provide an online support network of other […]

Support groups for new moms come in many guises. Sometimes, it’s the luck of the draw when you find out a mom or two in your neighborhood are walking infants in strollers as well. A coffee date or two and […]

Toddlers are so easily swept away by the magic of the holidays – and it’s a delight to be swept away along with them. Bellevue has plenty of things for toddlers and their families to do this time of year. […]

While miscarriage is the unspoken fear during the first half of a pregnancy, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the unspoken fear of the postpartum mother. While researchers have long correlated breastfeeding with reduced incidences of SIDS, a recent study […]

Question: What’s worse than a colicky baby? Answer: Nothing! Woe to the mothers, fathers and guardians of a colicky baby. The constant crying, disruption and lack of sleep caused by that being’s colic can turn a happy household upside down. […]

At first, it can seem pretty simple; how much does a new baby need outside of love, warmth and nourishment? Well, if you’ve been loading up your baby shower registry (or staring at it like a deer in the headlights […]

We wish the annual gynecologist visit wasn’t such a dreaded event, but we get it. It’s embarrassing and uncomfortable to lay on a table and have your most intimate parts examined by someone you only see a once or twice […]

Whether you’re going by plane, train or automobile – traveling with kiddos is no easy feat. The holidays often mean lots of schlepping – and, in some cases, it means traveling two months in a row. The best thing you […]

Is there anywhere more beautiful than the Pacific Northwest in the wintertime? We love this time of year. It’s cold enough to light fires, dark enough to enjoy the twinkly lights and, although skiing and snow abound just a couple […]