Megan Bayer
Megan has lived in Wichita since 1999, graduated in 2003 as an RN, and received her MSN in Nursing Education in 2016. Megan loves teaching and works in healthcare as Director of Simulation at Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is a survivor of childhood cancer that led to some complicated reproductive issues, including the loss of their son Lincoln (18wks, 2008) and daughter Basil (23wks 2010). With a best friend to spend a life-time with and a vision of a family David and Megan embarked on three amazing adoption journeys. With active kids (London 2012, Locklyn 2013 & Ronnie 2015) and busy careers, life is anything but slow-paced.
World Breastfeeding Week Events in Wichita | 2018
World Breastfeeding Week is August 1st-7th, 2018, and the theme is the "Foundations of Life". This WBW Wichita is celebrating now having TWO Baby Friendly Hospitals. Many in our community have worked tirelessly to...
Birthday Themed Cake and Cookie Ideas
Making my kids birthday cake is not always the most convenient option, but I love the tradition of choosing a theme and making a cake. My close friend makes our cookies to our crazy...
Curly Hair Diverse Care – Summer Hair Routines
Pool time and swimming is a vivid childhood memory. Every summer we took swimming lessons and spent summer days as a family at the pool. It was carefree, I have not one memory of...
So, Austin, We Were Dating :: When You Almost Move
"The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities." -Stephen Hawking
When I was young my family moved frequently, if not to a new city a different house in...
IBCLC Day :: Helping Women One Latch at a Time
Within hours of meeting our adopted daughter we were already breastfeeding. She was a barracuda with a little mouth and my nipples were sore. Luckily I knew just who to call: my IBCLC (International...
Lessons Learned on the Farm
At least once per year we visit our family farm. We love the open spaces, big farm equipment and small town feel. Our family farm resides in a small town in Nebraska. When I...
One-on-One :: 5 Ideas for Spending Individual Time with Kids
Our girls are just 16 months apart in age, and it was a little hairy out of the gate. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, two girls so close in age, but...
Curly Hair Diverse Care :: Yarn Extensions
We love and embrace our daughters' natural hair. As our confidence in hair care has increased yarn rope twist extension have become a staple style 1-2 times per year. We get as many compliments...
Bathtub Science :: 3 Cheap and Easy Activities
Bath time is a great opportunity to interact and have fun with my girls. Now that they are preschool age and far less of a drowning risk, this time can be used to teach...
The Business Side of Infant Loss :: A Thank You to My Husband
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
-Lao Tzu
Together we held our son, who was still born, in the middle of the night. You...
Surviving a Broken Bone
During an evening dance party my 3-year-old slipped while jumping off the fire place and broke her arm. I knew from the first scream that something was wrong, and at first glance I immediately...
Curly Hair, Diverse Care – Tailored Hair Routines
Curly hair is awesome! Our daughters have very curly hair with different hair care needs. We adore the versatility of their afro-textured hair and have learned to love the art of styling it. Learning by...
Love, Platinum :: A Glimpse into Our Open Adoption
Frequently we are asked if we have contact with our daughters' biological families. When we explain the open status of London’s adoption, common responses are “That must be hard!” or “I don’t know if...
Back to School :: Choosing College After Kids
As any good list maker would do, when I considered going back to college as the mother of small children, I made a Pros & Cons List. This exercise seems to help me organize my...