ericariggall
Mommy Alert Levels
All moms have limits. During a recent weather report on the news I realized those limits look a lot like the levels of severe weather alerts. As a stay at home mom of two...
The Battle of the Pouch
By now, you've probably seen the Facebook photos of store bought baby food pouches with mold in them. Whether these were true or not, before I even became a mom I decided my future...
Mommy Wars: Waving the White Flag
Everyday on social media there seems to be something about instigating a mommy war, or a continuation of an existing one. Vaccines, breastfeeding, homemade vs. storebought food, cloth vs. disposable diapers, just to name...
Date Night Fail
Last year before Christmas there was a Groupon for a company that would send a box each month with a date night inside. With a one year old and another baby on the way,...
4 Quarters of a Sporting Event…with Kids
By day, my husband works for the federal government.
By night, he is a high school lacrosse coach here in Cincinnati.
By day, and by night, I am a stay at home mom. Which means sometimes,...
Push Presents: A Real Moms Perspective
The first time I heard about a 'push present' I was almost 30 years old, pregnant with my first child and watching another educational episode of something on Bravo. My husband was with me, (not...
Embracing the Selfie
Up until three years ago, I had never taken a selfie. I wasn't against other people taking them, but I hate photos of myself and therefore had no desire to ever take a selfie....
Pregnancy Struggles
After six months of being married, my husband and I decided to start trying for our first baby. I quit birth control and figured things would just happen quickly, for no good reason other...
Making Room: Learning to Adapt to Life with a Little One, A Dad’s Perspective
When my oldest son Jake was about a week old, I interviewed for the head lacrosse job at McNicholas HS. I was gone from the house for about 2 hours to interview, and I think...
Embracing the Living Eulogy
This past Easter was kind of a tough time for our family, when a college teammate of my husbands suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. We had just had a baby who was diagnosed with reflux, and...