Katie Wollenberg
Katie is originally from the South County area of St. Louis. She’s lived in Ohio, Wisconsin and Texas but has always considered the St. Louis area to be home. She now lives in a small town, Hoyleton, IL, about an hour east of St. Louis with her husband, Nate, daughter Zoe, and son, Zach. When she’s not chasing Zoe and Zach around, she enjoys hanging out with friends, having dance parties in the kitchen, sitting on her porch and sipping on some Diet Coke. Katie records a podcast called Blessed Mess Mom and has her own blog, ablessedmess.net.
10 Things I Didn’t Know About Car Seats
When I became pregnant with my daughter, I didn't know much about car seats. I figured that I would go to Babies R' Us, pick one out, and install it as I read in...
Pigtails to Prom Hair: She’s Growing Up
My toddler finally has hair long enough for her first pigtails! I picked up some elastics and, with great care (and a little frustration), put her hair in two sweet pigtails. I snapped a...
Dear HBO, Take Care of our Sesame Street Friends.
You may or may not have heard: Sesame Street will be airing all-new episodes on HBO in January. These episodes will air again on PBS nine months later.
Dear HBO,
As you could probably imagine, HBO...
Sour Patch Toddlers: They’re Sour, Then Sweet.
My husband and I have noticed more and more that our 22-month-old daughter is more and more like her mommy every day. She looks like me from my baby pictures, she's way more sassy...
The Perfect Gift
I don't know about you, but every time I hear something that is considered "The perfect" anything I think of the skits from Saturday Night Live with the Cheerleaders. You know the ones with...
A Perpetual Mess
This past week our small family traveled to Waco because my husband has a conference for work. Zoe and I have a good time seeing the sites and eating at restaurants that we don't...
Taming the Bull: Taking a Toddler to Church
Attending church on Sundays is one of the biggest hurdles I have encountered as a mother of a toddler. Mostly because in addition to being a mommy, I am also a pastor's wife, so...
Seriously Mom? – Patience with Mommy
Last week, I was walking around and feeling happy during my second or third trip to Target when it occurred to me that my 18 month old daughter may not really appreciate this unnecessary...