While motherhood brought many unexpected life changes, the “stay-at-home-mom” aspect has been the most surprising adjustment. I never thought I’d be fortunate enough to be a SAHM (yes, there’s an acronym), but I couldn’t imagine it any other way. It’s exhausting, but amazing. Repetitious, but ever-changing. Frustrating, but oh so worth it. Before I get …
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Life With Baby: The Reality of the Registry
I know I’m not alone in this. Up at 1:00am, awoken by newborn cries, hobbling out of bed and rubbing my eyes to force them awake. Balancing my newborn in one arm and Googling with my free hand about how often he should be eating. Or how long he should be eating. Or am I …
The Troublesome Third Trimester
I chalk it up to an easy first and second trimester. It has to be the world evening things out because that third trimester of mine was a doozy. Countless doctors visits and two (!!) hospital stays before giving birth. All ending with an unplanned cesarean to boot. We are extremely thankful for our healthy …