A Mom's Life

Carrie's son was born with a cleft palate and lip. She details her journey of finding out, working through limitations and how she fell in love with both of his smiles.

Facebook Support Page: Cleft Mom Support
http://www.cleftopedia.com/

Katie and Natalie learn more about pregnancy related genetic counseling with genetic counselor and podcast host of DNA Today, Kira Dineen.

In this episode:

• What is a genetic counselor?
• Who is the testing for?
• The most common genetic condition found through screenings
• Getting genetic testing for couples before baby
• How often is the data wrong?
• Different types of screening 
• 23 & Me thoughts
• Minute with Mike

We are rounding out our short summer series with a great conversation about traveling with your spouse and leaving your kids at home.  ALL the emotions that come with it and some lessons learned along the way. 

Season 2, Episode 29. Short summer series. Do you have a hard time asking for help?  Are you trying to do it all yourself? Why? Why are you doing this? Start asking. Stop trying to do everything and getting nowhere. We discuss how in this week’s episode. 

Season 2, Episode 28. Do you have 100 different classes of clothes in your closet? Are you hanging on to those pieces that you will likely never squeeze into again? 
We talk all about closets and why it's good for the soul to organize and clean them out!

Season 2, episode 27. We are introducing our short summer series for August! We are busy, you are busy, we get it. This month we are tacking a couple quick topics every week in less than 20 minutes. 

In this episode: Sports. The stress of practices and being on the go constantly, sick kids and saying no!

Season 2. Episode 26. The laundry, kids clothes, meal planning. It all has to be done but sometimes these jobs disproportionately fall on mom. Natalie & Katie talk about why the mental load of being a managing mom is a lot some days! 

Season 2, Episode 25

Natalie & Katie are catching up on life. Katie has some great tips for when you take your kids to the movies, why the show Sex/Life speaks to moms on a greater level, what dads are like on vacation and honestly so much more from minivans to summer. 

Season 2. Episode 24. We are talking with @katiestraveltricks again on how to vacation for FREE! Yes, you heard right. No, this is not an ad. She is giving us the insight to travel for free with your family using credit cards. Before you think it's not for you...listen to how EASY it is!

1:30 -Traveling is expensive. Katie is here to help us learn new ways to get FREE hotels and flights. 
2:30- She has got more than $13,000 in free travel!
4:55- How she does it! Miles and Points!
6:00- What about your credit score?
8:00- Where you should start!
13:00- More credit score questions. 
21:00- Her favorite airline
27:00- Can you do Disney for free?

Natalie was recently asked "are you skinny mom?" by her 4 year old. We talk about the answer she gave.