I like being pregnant. I love little babies. I will admit, I absolutely have baby fever. When we found out that we would be having a third baby, I knew it would be our last. I was looking forward...
No matter if you are having baby #1 or baby #8, all moms need resources and support! Bloom is an event designed to provide just that!
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t realize just how good I had it during my first pregnancy until I started living my second. Because, who’d have guessed, pregnancy becomes infinitely harder when you are chasing a toddler...
A local event designed to support and empower pregnant and postpartum moms. Guests will enjoy a fun morning getting to know a variety of local businesses and resources to support them in the journey of motherhood.
**Disclaimer: If you have or are currently struggling to get pregnant, my heart truly goes out to you. Please know that there are stories in this post that may be difficult to read.**
Ever taken a pregnancy test just to ease...
In 2004, I married my high school sweetheart, the love of my life. I had a "perfect life" plan. It went something like this: Engagement and beautiful wedding by age 22, buy a house by 24, and then fill...
<Random thoughts in no particular order>
...because I certainly didn't learn them in any order!
Buy an infant car seat based on how much it weighs. You will lug that thing everywhere - get the lowest weight possible. Don't be...
When you get pregnant, you have all of these beautiful hopes and dreams... counting 10 fingers + 10 toes (or 20), seeing a button nose profile (or 2) on the ultrasound screen, feeling those kicks + hiccups, decorating a...
Until recently, it seems as though the overriding thought regarding exercise during pregnancy, was that women should decrease, cut out, or even avoid exercise all together. Whether it be because they were advised to do so by their health...
I just had an ideal toddler afternoon {and no, that’s not an oxymoron}. My daughter Ellie is 15 months old and while sitting on my back porch sipping coffee, reading a book, and watching her play contentedly alone in...
I am here to tell you that I am an incredibly accomplished person. I've run a full marathon. I've given birth naturally. I've become a foster Mom.
AND, I have survived the first trimester of a pregnancy. While I had...
I've always held this belief that I was somehow born in the wrong generation. I've long thought that had I been a baby-boomer, I would have advocated for peace and love, I would have danced freely at Woodstock, and...
Any time I have a hint of nausea, it instantly sends me into "might I be pregnant?" mode due to my
insane nausea with my first born.
During my pregnancy, I tried the gamut of remedies:
Ginger chews
Ginger ale
Ginger snaps
Preggo pops
Saltines
Eating before you...
There are a few things that I can promise not to tell you or say to you. There are also a few things I'd love to share. So here's my Promise to My Pregnant Friends....
You will never hear me...
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