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Video: Behind The Scenes Of The Listen To Your Mother Show

Listen To Your Mother Baltimore - Verastic

It's  been a week since I was honored to speak at the Listen To Your Mother Show, and I can honestly say that I'm still very high from the event. I wish we could do this every weekend! Before the show started, my heart was pounding gbim gbim like it was going to jump out of my chest, but as soon as my name was called, I walked "majestically" to the podium. In fact, I stood up before my name was completely called. Igwe, Ada Verastic, Grandma, Aunt Chinelo, Aunt Ifeoma, Funmie, and Solachi Read More

Tips On Traveling With A Baby On A Plane

Traveling with baby on a plane - Verastic

This post has been a long time coming. Back in January, Ada Verastic was only 3 months old, and we embarked on our first trip together (to Austin, Texas). It was my first time ever traveling with an infant. I did my best to prepare for it, but there were some things I failed to prepare for. If you are planning to travel with a baby on a plane, here are some things you should consider before you do so: 1.  Unless you are an early morning person, don't schedule your flight for too early in Read More

XFINITY Can Make You A Super Mom

XFINITY X1

Last week, I drove to Washington D.C. for the XFINITY Moms event hosted by Comcast. Six months ago, I was not a mommy yet, so I probably would not have been invited to this event. Long before I had Ada Verastic, Igwe and I used to talk about technology and how things are so different with babies/children these days. Would the new children be flying cars, instead of driving them? We'd wonder. Igwe often makes fun of the fact that when he was growing up, he was too broke to even have a real ball Read More

The Listen To Your Mother Show Is This Weekend, And I’m Emotional

Listen To Your Mother Baltimore 2016

The other day, we were in church and I saw a beautiful pregnant lady in a fitted yellow dress that accentuated her bump, and all of a sudden, I missed being pregnant. Then while at home, I was looking through my maternity shoot, and I was grinning the entire time. I found myself to be beautiful. Not just on the outside, but on the inside because of what was happening. I was growing a whole human inside of me. Then I became a little sad because I felt like maybe I didn't totally "rock" my Read More

Please Don’t Kiss My Baby On Her Lips!

Kissing Baby - Verastic

I kind of apologize for the rant. Ada Verastic is 5 months old now, and I have learned so much. But I know there's a lot more to learn. But there's one thing I have learned about my pet peeves: I don't like people kissing my baby on her lips. I think it's so gross and inappropriate. I don't know where your lips have been, so I want them nowhere close to my baby's face. A while ago, we were with this lady who was a relative to a friend. This was our first time meeting this woman, by the Read More

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