Becoming a new mom is hands down one of life’s most transformative experiences. As exciting and wonderful as it can be, the transition into motherhood can also be challenging. Support from friends and family can make a world of difference during those early postpartum days. When I was in those early days, I, of course, […]
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Bringing Baby Home Are you bringing baby home soon? Congratulations! This is such an exciting time, but I also know it can be a stressful time. There’s a lot to think about, plus you may still be working or taking care of other children while also trying to prepare to bring your newest love home. […]
With baby number 2 on the way, I’ve been going through blogs and registry suggestions to see what the newborn must haves are. Some of the lists are endless. I remember feeling so overwhelmed as a first time mama with all these lists of things I “needed” for my baby to survive. With the first […]
To all the C-section mommas who didn’t want it… I see you. I hear you. I am you. A c-section delivery was never in my plans. But when my baby needed to be delivered 6 weeks early and his heart rate was dropping, a vaginal delivery wasn’t an option and a c-section became […]
I had the perfect pregnancy, right up until the moment I didn’t. When my husband, Josh, and I decided we were ready to start trying for our first baby, we expected it to take a few cycles. Little did we know, as we threw out my birth control pills on Christmas morning, I would get […]
You can read part 1 here! Being told I was going to have my baby 8 weeks early were the most terrifying words spoken to me in my entire life. I wasn’t ready. Baby wasn’t ready. This wasn’t right. On the second day of my hospital stay, I cried to my husband that we hadn’t […]