Kyla
Nestled into a small town just outside of Madison, Kyla is raising her three boys alongside her amazing Hubs while they live with her parents for half of each year. Kyla has been writing for Madison Mom since December 2015, became the Social Media Coordinator in 2018, and began Content Creating for City Mom Collective in 2019. She was born and raised in the Madison area, and kept her roots planted here, with the exception of a short stint at UW Milwaukee while getting her BBA in Marketing and cheerleading on the collegiate team. Kyla chronicles her life and family on Instagram (@kylamariecharles) and advocates for her youngest son who was born with a fluke eye condition that left him with a prosthetic left eye.
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Our Story
We recently welcomed our third baby boy into this world. As a third-time mom, not much can throw me for a loop anymore. This baby threw me a huge loop, though. He was...
Advice We’ve Heard On Babies — From Great to Awful
Every mother has a list of horrible advice given to her. Well-meaning strangers, wise grandparents and correcting mothers-in-law will interject on parenting style. Most of this guidance overwhelms new mothers and causes seasoned mom’s...
The Unsaid Part of Giving Birth
Tomorrow, I will have a two-week-old baby boy. This time I knew what to expect, but that wasn’t the case with my first-born. Following my first pregnancy, I was knocked to the ground with...
5 Lifesaving Mom Hacks from a Soon-To-Be Mom of Three
As I approach my third time around at this baby thing, I realized there’s a few things we do around here that would have SHOCKED my first-time mom self. I thought I’d share the...
Confessions of a Walking Circus
Because I can't be the only one.
They say hindsight is 20/20. I remember when I had my first baby, and I felt like a flailing mess. Now when I look back at that time,...
“What’s Your Name?” Another Tale of Speech Delay
We've all heard of that cousin that didn't talk until he was three. Or know of a mom who lost months of sleep worrying about her late talker. We’ve witnessed how a toddler can...
An Open [love] Letter to My Doctor
Open letters have been getting more and more attention lately, it seems. Instead of adding onto the angry open letters filling the media, I wanted to put a letter of love out instead. While...
Make It Yourself: Valentine’s Slime
Valentine's Day is creeping up on us! It is always fun to try to teach our littles about the different holidays, and crafts and sensory activities are my favorite ways to do that. Indoor...
The Story of a Baby Scrapbook
This tale is of a lesson learned by one mom, intended to inspire and encourage any other mom or dad who may be finding themselves in this same predicament. You see, baby books didn’t...
The Type-A Mom
If anybody knew me before motherhood, they would have maybe described me as busy. Did I use a day planner? Sure. Did I follow it? Not usually. I, more or less, was able to...