Last summer I was in the thick of “two under two.” I told Nathan just yesterday, that summer last year was such a blur that it went by so quickly. I spent my days last summer watching trash tv on the couch, resting and nursing […]
It is no secret that I hated postpartum life. I love being pregnant. I love having a fresh newborn to love on, but I hated recovering from labor. I documented a little bit of my postpartum recovery here in my post Bouncing Back Is A […]
What I have learned, throughout my now two years of pregnancy/motherhood, is that just because people have raised a child doesn’t make them an expert, but it sure does give them opinions (said blogger sharing opinions with the world.) From the time I got pregnant […]
I loved being pregnant. I loved birth and I loved having a newborn. One thing I didn’t like at all was the postpartum period, or the dreaded “4th trimester.” Finally at a year postpartum (13 months) I can say I feel like myself again. I […]
Like many of my blog posts, I wrote this months ago, and never felt compelled to share it. That was until recently, when I saw a “scandal” of mom shaming involving the infamous Duggar family. Say/ think what you will about the Duggars, this post […]
Unlike my blog, I never considered starting a YouTube channel. I didn’t even realize being a “youtuber” was a thing until I was about 25 weeks pregnant with Holden. I was searching Instagram for nursery decor inspiration and came upon the profile of a woman […]
As I meet more and more expecting moms, and listen to their fears about and plans for child birth, there are often times two common themes. First they sometimes want an un-medicated birth, but fear that their body (or mind) isn’t capable of accomplishing this. […]
*Disclaimer this is not an anti-feminsim piece. It is just honest thoughts from a woman who considers herself a feminist, but is having conflicting feelings about the choices I have made* As little girls we are told constantly that we can be anything and everything […]
Teaching has taught me a lot about how to parent and what kind of parent I want to be. Patience, for sure. Keeping calm under pressure, etc. But one thing really helped me stay organized and keep life as simple as possible while in the […]
I’ve only been a working mom for four months, but I already have a strong desire to stay home. Unfortunately a desire to stay home won’t pay my bills and I have to have a job in the work force. I knew from the time […]
