Hi folks! I had a lovely little Valentine’s gift guide scheduled for Monday, but I didn’t quite get to finish it. Now it’s too close to the 14th to justify posting it. You can pretty much do a Google search or head over to Pinterest and find about a zillion guides with the same old stuff, so…
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What I Hope to Teach My Son…
It’s no secret that the last few months have been stressful for my husband and me as parents. I had the misfortune of giving birth to a tiny child (sarcasm here—there’s nothing unfortunate about my sweet Bazooka Boy) whose small size and low weight apparently keep his doctors awake at night despite all other signs…
10 Things That Come Out of My "Mom Mouth" On Any Given Day
A couple months back I shared some of the “mom lies” I tell myself. In a word, motherhood is interesting. It changes you, and you often find yourself saying and thinking and fearing the darnedest things because babies are sometimes a mess! Today I thought I’d share 10 things that come out of my “mom…
5 Ways I Practice Self Care as a New(ish) Mom
This is probably a given, but I’ll say it anyway: motherhood is hard. There are, of course, the physical demands: gaining 25+ pounds, healing from childbirth, watching our breasts transform before our eyes (even if you don’t breastfeed, I presume you experience a brief period of engorgement), and a rush of hormones so severe that…
Mom Lies I Tell Myself
Today I’m taking a leaf out of Colleen’s book. If you’re a mother, you’ve probably grappled with expectations vs. reality quite often. You’ve probably been way too hard on yourself, and you’ve made some mistakes. You’ve beat yourself up (stop it! right now.) and you’ve wondered “how will I make it until dinner time?” And…
The Importance of Sleep (Alternate Title: My Life As A Zombie)
I wrote this post over a month ago, but come on. Sleep deprivation is always a thing in this house, so now’s as good a time as ever to share. A while back I read this post on feeling “generally healthy” and it resonated with me. The last few years—particularly during my pregnancy and my postpartum…
Motherhood Unfiltered (+ Revisiting "Mom Guilt")
Let’s chat (or perhaps I’ll chat). I’ve touched on “mom guilt” before, but an article on Scary Mommy caught my eye this past week and got me thinking more about the concept. Yep, even beautiful, famous, seemingly put-together women have their messy moments. All of us moms have been there. Yoga pants worn 24+ hours…
12 Things I’ve Learned During My First 12 Months of Being a Mother
My sweet, beautiful, bright-eyed, and goofy Bazooka—it’s YOUR birthday! It goes without saying (but I’ll say it anyway) that this year has simultaneously been the best and the most challenging of my life. 12 months ago, I held you in my arms for the first time and stared at your sweet dimples, your tiny mouth,…
Motherhood: What I *Said* vs. What I *Did*
When you’re newly pregnant, everybody seems to know what’s best for you. Much of the advice you receive is useful and well-meaning, yet sometimes it causes you to roll your eyes and mutter “whatever, I’ll never do that” in response. As cliché as it sounds, the best advice or expectation new mothers can take to…
What I Ate (…While Staying Home With The Baby)
Happiest of Hump Days, my friends! (Don’t forget to enter my Firmoo glasses giveaway from Monday!) This weekend was a bit hectic. Baby M came down with a cold of some sort (yes, I blame daycare!), so very little sleep happened in these parts. He was super congested over the weekend, and Sunday he was running a…
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