When I was pregnant with my third child, it was discovered that my gallbladder wasn’t quite functioning correctly.  The formal diagnosis was chronic cholecystitis (inflammation of gallbladder), cholesterolosis (accumulation of cholesterol in the cells lining the gallbladder wall), and cholelithiasis (gallstones). When I ended up in the hospital for it after a severe gallbladder attack at 21 weeks pregnant, I was given 2 options.  I could have the surgery to remove it but risk the life of my baby or I could wait until the baby was born and then have the surgery.

Surviving extreme sleep deprivation, scavenging the leftovers of your kids because you haven’t eaten yet, and multi-tasking are pretty cliché and well known skills of parents. Let’s dig into the random amazing skills you acquire as a parent that are less well known. If you’re already a parent, then you know all of these, so be prepared to nod and possibly laugh along.  If you aren’t a parent, now you can know what mad skills you have to look forward to mastering.  

I don’t know about your family, but my family loves banana bread.  I used to make banana bread with a recipe from my Grandma on my dad’s side.  However, as my dietary practices have changed over the years, I have altered the recipe.  The original recipe is as follows below, for any who are curious.

Baby wipes are one of those expenses that adds up quick when you have little ones that aren’t potty-trained.  Fortunately, they are easy to make yourself! In addition, by making them yourself, you avoid all the nasty chemicals and other random junk in store bought ones.