As part of our efforts to create awareness for Autism Awareness Month, Des Moines Moms Blog is honored to have local Mom, Patty Graziano guest post for us today. Patty shares first-hand her experience as a Mother of a child...
“Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Athletes”…What??? Can anyone hear Willie Nelson singing this version of his hit song and imagine if it was a hit song today?  No way!  Our culture is all about getting kids...
Today's Post Is Sponsored By Put Me In The Story - Personalized Books for kids brought to you by Sourcebooks. My "baby" girl turns six years old this month. SIX! This girl is an amazing story teller, loves to draw, finds...
It has been another long day at home with the kids. The baby is teething and grumpy and the preschooler is bored. You know that if you stay in your house for another second your head is going to...
** Note: Gratuitous pictures of domestic failure follow this post. Read at you own risk!** From the moment I found out we were having our first baby “it” started. What is “it,” you wonder? Well, “it” is a feeling, “it”...
Yep no April fools here...  I love my 30s! I don't think I even dreaded turning 30.  I was too sleep deprived to really analyze or give it much thought (I had a 2 year old and was pregnant with...
We all know it is important to date your spouse, if you need some date night ideas here is a great post from Katie!! Today I want to encourage you all to make time to date your children. Spending one...
I started writing to my first son following his birth, while he was in intensive care. At that time, every doctor we worked with was uncertain of his future. It was unclear if he would ever walk, talk, eat,...
We have had a rough go at it this month. Drake was diagnosed with RSV, I got a cold, Lili got a cold, I got a sinus infection, Drake's cough came back, Hubby got the flu... It just hasn't...
I admit I had a relatively easy first 27 years of my life.  It wasn't perfect but nothing tragic or earth shattering. Then, something changed; somewhere along the way life got hard.  We wanted to start a family.  After a few months...

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Shop the Just Between Friends Consignment Sale March 22-24

Iowa’s largest children’s consignment sale is happening this week at the 4-H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds! Whether you’re looking to save money on...