Christmas is both an incredibly happy and incredibly stressful time. Any adult knows that. People are kinder and more generous during the Holiday season, but are also stressed out from finding gifts for everyone they know. Let’s put together a game plan for the Holiday […]
Last week, we took little H on her first plane ride and first trip to Disney World. To say mom and dad were anxious is probably an understatement. We had no idea what to expect. Would she handle the plane ride okay? What about germs […]
Did you know these were a thing? We found this pleasant surprise when traveling for the first time with the little one to Florida a couple of weeks ago. I have always been a modest person, but I am getting better about nursing in public. […]
This is a sort of bonus last part to Harper’s birth. Now that I’ve had time to think through everything, I wanted to write out some lessons learned. 1. Fear can play an enormous role in your birth if you let it in. This first […]
If you haven’t already, check out part one and part two of Harper’s birth story! While Camellia was braving the flood to get the drug, Alex and I were on the bed and Stephanie was beside me on the floor, helping me through transition. Every […]
If you haven’t already, check out part one to Harper’s birth story! Thursday, December 6 around 8:30pm, I stared having mild contractions. Alex and I labored out in the living room on my birthing ball. I spent a TON of time on the ball leading […]
Harper’s birth story starts a week and a half after her due date. Everyone and their mothers texted and called asking if I had the baby yet. A friendly piece of advice: don’t tell people your due date. You will start getting bombarded with questions […]
The whole family, including three pups, our little 5 month old, my husband, and myself all sleep in the same bedroom. I love my husband and our sweet pit bull, but man, can they snore. While we were creating our baby registry last year, one […]
Today’s Mini Monday (and by Monday, I mean Tuesday) rant is coming from a tired mama. That’s half the reason why this post is coming out on Tuesday: developmental leaps can stink! Harper is in the thick of leap 5, and if this makes no […]
A big question that everyone has about becoming a stay at home parent is, “how could you afford that?”. Unfortunately, I don’t have a quick fix answer for you, but I can tell you how we laid the groundwork. A few years ago, Alex and […]