I’m not sure what it’s like for childless couples, but I understand how a healthy, thriving, sex life can get pushed to the bottom of the to-do list (no pun intended) once the babies come. 
I was there, but I was a MESS. Once our sex life got back on track, wouldn’t you know that our communication improved?
We were nicer to each other. We started using little pet names again. We’re dating more. Our kids notice. My daughter (who’s three) said to her grandpa, “My mommy and daddy love each other.” Now, if …

I’m going to talk about something I rarely ever discuss with folks: sex. More specifically, sex after the babies.
Now, I ended up with two C-sections, but I do remember one of my biggest concerns was how sex was going to feel after I gave birth. Would it be dry? Would it hurt? Would it ever feel the same again?
My husband and I were so overwhelmed by our first daughter and so exhausted by the addition of our son, that both times we didn’t have sex for months.
5 ways to …

originally posted at BMWK.com with some tweaking for my YoungMommy audience!
What is it about parenthood that makes romance so hard? Is it the never ending stream of poop and vomit? (Definitely not sexy, I agree.) Is it the sheer level of exhaustion at the end of the day that makes it hard to do anything other than to collapse into bed?
While me and my husband are still considered newlyweds (19 months and counting!), we certainly don’t act like it most days. More often than not, we’re bickering with each other, …

Okay, no clever blog posts today.
*collective groan from the masses*
I know, I know, you look forward to my witty commentary as a way to help you escape from the pressures of motherhood and I apologize for not being able to serve you.
Today, however, is about what YOU can do for ME.
See, we are T-minus 5 days until Christmas. And I have no gift for my husband.
It’s not my fault, however, because I’ve been looking for his gift since September. It’s his fault. Need proof? Here you go:

He has no hobbies. Except …

I met my husband my very first day at college.
I moved into Koonce Hall early on that Sunday and got ready for the 5 p.m. meeting with the hall staff.
I settled into a spot on the floor as they went around introducing themselves. This light-skinned black guy with the easygoing demeanor opened his mouth and said, “Hello, my name is Thomas Jefferson….”
I honestly didn’t hear anything else after that. Something in my brain clicked and I said to myself, “Oh, all that is good and holy - I think I just …

Once I got to the halfway point of my first pregnancy and realized,” Holy hell, this kid has got to come out of me somehow,” I’ve been freaked out by labor and delivery. A 7 or 8 pound human has to come out of your…down there? How will it ever be the same? How will it look?
A new Psychology Today article discusses the (what else?) psychological and physical effects childbirth has on new moms’ sex lives. It doesn’t paint a pretty picture, but it does discuss the effects a vaginal …