I like to sleep next to her, without having to sleep in her crib. I like to have my eye on her at any given moment, but also giving her space. …and I can with a video baby monitor. Why steer away from a brand you love and trust between kids, right? When we were… Keep Reading
PREGNANCY: Hospital Bag Checklist
This right here is me tweaking a Hospital Bag in the past that never got a passing grade. I have done this once before and now that I know what to expect (which can also be the unexpected), I’ve finally nailed down what I feel is the Mother-Of-All Hospital Bag lists. Will everyone agree with… Keep Reading
PREGNANCY UPDATE: Week 38 (13 days to go)
People! I’m 38 weeks +1 day pregnant! I’ve been growing a baby now for 267 days, I’m 8.8 months pregnant, in my 9th month of this pregnancy… and all I really want is for this baby to be laying in my arms right now! I’m over this whole pregnant belly thing, over answering all the random… Keep Reading
PREGNANCY: New Baby Must Have’s
Depending on what kind of person you’re, this list could be short and sweet or it can be roll-out onto the floor long, for it’s somewhere in the middle. I like to be prepared and ready for all that could come by way, I’d rather be overly stocked on all thing newborn baby than get stuck without… Keep Reading
PREGNANCY UPDATE: Week 33 (49 days to go)
5 weeks has passed us and I think a Pregnancy Update is in order, wouldn’t you agree? We’ve had lots of changes in those 4 weeks including a 6lb weight loss, thankfully I am on a close watch with the Dietitians and Gestational Diabetes Doctors and they’ve reassured me baby is still growing at a normal… Keep Reading
PREGNANCY: Getting The Bad News
You have Gestational Diabetes, a condition in which women who currently don’t living with Diabetes exhibit high blood glucose levels during their pregnancy. It’s caused by improper insulin responses which the body then has high blood sugar levels and registers as being Diabetic. It hurts. I mean saw it coming, but that doesn’t mean I can’t still… Keep Reading
Mama Guilt; The Struggle Is Real
Well that didn’t take long, our second baby isn’t even born yet (not even half way through the pregnancy) and the guilt of favoritism on our first born has already sunk in. My first pregnancy I threw myself into the world of motherhood with zero hesitation. My days were filled with reading inspirational stories about motherhood on Baby Center,… Keep Reading
OH BABY! How we told Sofia
Withholding THIS kinda’ news from a 4 year old is tough, but only because I wanted to share in excitement with her so badly. What was actually quite surprising to me was she never once questioned or ever made a comment about my growing belly (which apparently happens quite quickly the second time around). Sofia is very in-tuned… Keep Reading