Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Nanny or Daycare? My Plans for Baby #2
I hate to type it, but my maternity leave is coming to an end very soon. My first pregnancy, I took only 6 weeks off before working again and this time, I took 8 weeks -- still not enough for me! I enjoy my job, but you know how it is 🙂 Life resumes and we do what we...
Leaving Cloud 9: The Trailer and Reason Behind Why We Wrote It
*Pre-order now This post & trailer is in reference to my forthcoming book, "Leaving Cloud 9: The True Story of a Life Resurrected from the Ashes of Poverty, Trauma and Mental Illness." You can read more about the announcement here. A video trailer about the book,...
Abigail Grace: The Birth Story
Hey everyone -- meet my daughter, Abigail Grace Sylvester! She arrived by induction two days before her due date on March 7, 2018 and we are so happy she finally made an appearance! She is six days old today and I wanted to share her birth story on the blog before it...
Crib to Toddler Bed Transition: Tips for Success
I feel like everywhere these days I'm seeing toddler mom friends kinda stressing out about the big transition from crib to toddler bed (we got ours for cheap at Wal-Mart!). If you're lucky, it doesn't happen until at least age 2 but I've seen people holding off as...
38 Weeks Pregnant: How I’m Feeling
Hey ho -- I never wrote a 38 weeks pregnant update with Jacob because we never got there! Now here I sit at exactly 38 weeks and I wanted to document a bit. I've been counting down the days to when Jacob was born in my pregnancy that it's weird to be past it knowing...
How Elizabeth Gilbert Got Me My First Book Deal
No, I've never met Elizabeth Gilbert, famed writer of (most notably) "Eat, Pray, Love" and recent cultural icon. But without her, I wouldn't be sitting here with a real book deal with Harper Collins, awaiting the release of my book, staring at a beautiful cover on...