The more I mother, the more I realize that taking care of myself is as important as taking care of my child. I tell myself it's okay...

There are many reasons why I write, but they are all insignificant compared to this one.

When the dishes are done and the baby is down, I pause long enough to realize I'm exhausted. But I'm not too tired to stay up late watching reality tv.

Being 31 was more than pregnancy, baby, and motherhood... it was a year completely celebrated.

When I imagined being a mama, I never realized motherhood would bring about so much learning... or that my baby would be my teacher.

Going out to eat was a major focus of our first time in Tokyo. We had no idea how different life would be a few years later when we came back with our baby.

My worst fears about flying to Japan with our baby did not come true. In fact, the journey was pretty fantastic until the final 2 hours.

When my husband and I went on our first international trip in 2013 we had no clue that we'd be taking our 7-month old to Japan four years later.