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Edited to add: I wrote this a couple weeks ago when it was still frigidly cold out but then we started seeing some warmer temperatures with some snow melt! Spring is on the horizon! But the wind has felt pretty wintery the last couple days and today the roads were kinda crappy and it wasContinue reading “Winter Parenting”

I don’t know if it was Mother’s Day, or the beautiful weather, a few days of my kids napping at the same time (hallelujah!) or maybe I’m just in a sweet spot of parenting right now, but things are good. This past week the lyrics of the Trace Adkins song, You’re Going to Miss ThisContinue reading “You’re Going to Miss This”

I’ve been speaking with a lot of friends lately about Mom guilt. I think it’s something that comes up for everyone. I’m always the first to tell a friend they shouldn’t feel guilty for something, but we can’t avoid it. We all feel it, myself included. And it can be very overwhelming if you letContinue reading “Hello Guilt”

In pregnancy, the days turn into weeks and you enter each new trimester with the passing of time. There’s no big event that marks the entering of a new trimester. The changes are so subtle. They’re hardly noticeable even, but as you reflect on the journey, (and see how big your belly has grown) there’sContinue reading “The Fourth Trimester”

Let’s start with the first hours after our beautiful new baby arrives. We spend the night and day in the hospital in blissful happiness. We’re so amazed by this baby and spending all our time getting to know her. I’m on a high from successfully giving birth to this human. I sleep in between momentsContinue reading “The Newborn Sleep Dance”

The internet can be very good and bad when it comes to motherhood. All the information you could ever need is at your fingertips but this can be a bad thing. You make a decision for what you think is best for your child but for every choice you make, there’s always a contradicting optionContinue reading “First Timer Information Overload”

“Bloom where you are planted” is a saying that was used to describe my grandmother. I had never heard of it until my cousin introduced it to me when we were unfortunately, preparing for my Grandma’s funeral. It has stuck with me since then. “Bloom where you’re planted” described her way of living perfectly. SheContinue reading “Bloom Where You Are Planted”