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Now that we have been parents for a year, we have some lessons under our belt. (Although we still don't know 99.99999999% of what we are doing.) As we celebrated our baby's birthday over the summer, we decided to share our top parenting lessons from this last year! (And yes, this was collaborative with my …
Well, it is August and if you are like me, this year is just flying by! I am finding that I need to create some margin in my life and be more present in the day to day. Still figuring out how to accomplish that, but I feel confident that I need to do it! …
Can you believe summer is almost over?! I mean, this week is the last full week of July, which is just crazy to me. I am trying to figure out how to better enjoy the special moments and be present with my little family. As I write this, my son is eyeing up the computer …
My oh my the days and weeks are just flying by! Our little guy is turning one this week and my mommy heart can't believe it's been a year. So much has changed in this last year! Obviously, we added a baby to our family, but we also moved from Oklahoma to Philadelphia, I changed …
Parenthood started for us with a move from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania. So, our first car trip occurred when our son was about two weeks old and lasted about two and a half days! In addition to that, we did a drive from Philadelphia to Raleigh (8 hours without stopping...we had to stop a lot) when …
Now that we've flown on 14 individual flights with our little guy and done three big road trips (2+ hours in the car), I feel equipped to share our suggestions for traveling with a baby! This post will focus on airplanes and this post will focus on car travel. When it comes to plane travels, it really …
Hello friends! Well, per usual, we missed a month so here we are with another two-month update. Things have been so incredibly fun the last few months. There is a lot happening for our little guy! He is still babbling a ton and exercising all volume levels of his voice, but especially likes "loud". He …
Last year was "officially" my husband's first Father's Day, but being eight months pregnant is a different situation than having an almost one year old bundle of joy! So, this year I want to do something really special for him. (I won't be sharing EXACTLY what I'm doing until after Father's Day because he is …
When I was pregnant, I was very aware of the signs of postpartum depression. Depression runs in my family, so I wanted to be absolutely sure that I paid attention to my mental health during pregnancy and after. Despite moving two weeks after our son was born and dealing with all the turmoil that caused, …
Continue reading "Postpartum Depression: A Surprise Encounter"
Recently, I shared my struggle with feeling pressure to choose to either go back to work or stay at home, when I want to do both. It's not easy and many new moms have to rush back into work before they feel ready to leave their baby. Others decide to stay home, but struggle with …
Continue reading "Reality of Being a WAHM (Work-At-Home Mom) [Mini Series]"
