Postpartum self-care can be easily forgotten. Living life with a newborn can be the longest, most incredible daze ever. What day is it? What time is it? Did I eat lunch? So often in motherhood, and especially in those early…
Nellie’s Birth Story
It’s been a month since Nellie was born. A month! How? I’m so excited to share her birth story with you all. It was fast, hard as heck, surprising, and beautiful. Days leading up to labor Over the weekend before…
11 Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipes Perfect for Postpartum (and Beyond)
This make ahead breakfast recipes post is inspired by my mom and sisters (shout out to you gals, you’re the BEST!). When I was 38 weeks pregnant with Nellie, they came over and surprised me with a bunch of pre-made freezer…
Transitioning from 1 Kid to 2 — Tips from Real Moms
Transitioning from 1 kid to 2? Here’s some down to earth help. I was listening to The Birth Hour podcast (shocker, I know!) on one of many walks towards the end of my pregnancy with Nellie. It was Shannon Tripp’s…
My Morning Routine Plans After Baby Arrives
Since what seems like forever I’ve wanted to be a morning person. Before babies and marriage it was mostly about knocking out my workout. I loved the idea of waking up with the sun, getting my workout in, and leaving…
Hayes’ Birth Story
Originally posted on July 24, 2018 On June 13, 2018 at 12:53am I became a mom to our sweet baby girl, Hayes. I still can’t believe I did it. As I write this, Hayes is fast asleep wrapped up on…
The Only Thing that Really Matters for Birth
Spoiler alert: healthy baby, healthy mama I’m going to spoil this post right from the start. The only thing that matters for birth is a healthy baby, healthy mama. It doesn’t matter if you give birth medication-free or with an…
How to Talk to a Pregnant Woman
How to talk to a pregnant woman, from a pregnant woman 🙂 Despite the horrible first trimester sickness I had this time around, I would say I’m part of the expectant mom population that enjoys being pregnant. And while it’s…
Baby Registry Essentials (and Some Almost Essentials)
Baby registry essentials. But what really is essential? When I first put together my registry for Hayes I leaned hard on my friends, and compared tons of guides I found on the Interwebs, especially the one’s from Babylist (they have…
Mom Morning Routine: 7 Things I Do For Me Before 7am
What’s a mom morning routine? It’s an intentional. Life giving. Series of activities. That jumpstart your mom morning like nothing did before. This is not a list of things that will take hours. This is not a list of things…
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