Beth Wilkin-Waldmann
I’m a former TV news producer turned stay-at-home mom to my daughter Madeline and son Bennett. While I may stay at home, Madeline, Bennett and I are always on the go exploring Knoxville and making new friends. I'm a coffee addict, book lover, fashion-phile, occasional cook and bargain hunter. My guilty pleasures include Pinterest and bad reality TV. I believe a sense of humor is an essential survival skill. And--lucky me--my funny husband Andy always keeps me laughing. Follow me on Knoxville Moms as I chronicle this challenging and rewarding adventure we call motherhood!
When Old Ladies Have Babies
You won’t find me in the pages of the “Guinness Book of World Records” for having a baby at 100, but at the ripe old age of 37 I am “advanced maternal age.” At...
Great (Gender) Expectations
Despite my pink dreams and my Pinterest nursery ideas, we’re having a (healthy!) boy. There is joy. There is trepidation. And there is a strange phenomenon. Let me explain. I’m already mom to a...
Stitch Fix: Bump Edition
We’ve come a long way from muumuus, pregnant mamas! Gone are the days of maternity tents. Enter bump-conscious style. But dressing that growing belly can be daunting. I know. I’ve made those trips to...
Why I’m Anti-Diaper Bag
There are lots of things to be for and against these days, especially during a presidential election year. For the most part, I keep my opinions–political and otherwise–to myself. But now I’m going public:...
Rise and Shine (or How I Became a Morning Person)
The beeps coming from my iPhone sound like they’re in the distance, but slowly my body and mind wake up. Just as I reach from under my warm duvet to hit the snooze button,...
10 Must-Haves for New Mamas
There is seemingly no end to the Pinterest lists of what you need for a baby. (I know I pinned most of them!) Those lists rarely have things for moms-to-be. If they do, it’s...
Her First Friend
Their friendship is sometimes a one-sided affair. Our sweet girl smothers her with affection, climbs on her and uses her as a pillow. Meanwhile, her first friend looks at me with those big dark...