It can be really hard as a mom to see other kids meeting milestones before our own child does. This is especially true when it comes to talking. It's incredibly fun watching little ones learn to express themselves verbally. So when it doesn't happen for your kid as soon as it "should" it can be discouraging. Let's talk about expressive language and how you can recognize the signs of a delay: Expressive language is defined as the output of language: the use of words, gestures,

It seemed like one second I was counting down the days until my due date and the next second I was lighting the gold "1" candle on my daughter's first birthday cake. How had a year passed so quickly? Now we're nearing the 18 month mark and I keep wishing there was a way to bottle up moments to bask in later: her warm fresh smell right after a bath, the way she sleeps with her bum up in the air, her first coos. Instead I just try to savor every moment of it as much as I can. I