Two weeks and counting and I cannot believe I am going to be a mom again. This time, to a little girl. A little girl who is already putting me through the paces. Before I was about to give birth to CJ, Cory and I took a visit to California to figure out where we were going to live. While …
*** Baby girl is about to enter this world and we are so excited to share how we are preparing. This is a sponsored partnership, brought to you by buybuy BABY. As always all opinions are my own. You guys, how did we get here? I am officially in the single digit weekly countdown. This pregnancy has been a rollercoaster …
Last week, I went Christmas shopping for CJ. He has always been into toys. He plays and plays and plays all day and night. Trucks, books, laptops, things that spin and play music. It is kind of hysterical to watch. He is so into his toys that every morning he comes downstairs is like Christmas. After his bottle, he bangs …
This is a sponsored conversation brought to you by buybuy BABY. As always, all opinions are my own. Yesterday, we put up our tree, baked cookies and had holiday carols playing for hours. We also took some time to start Christmas shopping for CJ. Last year, I did most of his shopping from buybuybaby.com. Since he was only four months …
Postpartum Anxiety, what a B right? According to my IG poll, many of you experienced some form of it. Honestly, when I became pregnant, I thought I had this in the bag! I was up for the challenge, read all the books, had an incredible delivery and then BOOM, about 2-3 weeks after he was born, my help left, my …
I thought I was ready for a lot of things when I first had my son, but ANXIETY was not one of them. I consider my self a pretty even keeled woman, but with hormones surging, I feel as though the anxiety washed over me like a tidal wave. Everyone tells you to “sleep when the baby sleeps”, but they …
As I look back on this past year, I have to share how thankful I was to be able to exclusively breastfeed my son for six months and continue our journey together for almost a year. Breastmilk or “liquid gold” as many call it boosts the immune system of infants and is the best natural building block for babies growth. …
Exercise during pregnancy was the absolute best thing I feel I could have done for myself during the nine month gestation period. Exercise helped me to gain weight gradually, feel comfortable in my skin and I feel helped me tremendously in my hypnobirthing practice. I tried my best to exercise up to week 39, but as my body grew and …
This is a sponsored post by buybuyBaby. As always, all opinions are my own. I cannot believe it is already SUMMER! With summer comes travel and we have some on the horizon. West coast to east coast to be exact! Traveling with a bambino brings a whole different set of trials, but buybuy Baby was a huge help and my …
You guys, we made it! Cory and I have officially been a parents for ONE WHOLE YEAR. This was without a doubt the LONGEST and SHORTEST year of my life. It was chock full of the highest highs and unfortunately a few lows, but there is so much power in picking yourself up, dusting yourself off and a …
This is a sponsored conversation brought to you by Baptist Health South Florida. As always, all opinions are my own. Summa, summa, summa-time! The temperatures are on the rise and our first beach day is in the books. This year was a little different because I now have a little one with sensitive skin in tow. For years, my dermatologist …
As a new mother who is VERY into holistic health and wellness, vaccinations have been a source of confusion for me. I know many people who have had success with not vaccinating their children and know many others who would never even think about not vaccinating their children. With that said, this most recent outbreak of measles leaves us with …
Congratulations, ma! You did it. You birthed, what is no doubt, the most perfect and incredible baby to ever grace God’s green earth. If your experience is anything like mine, you’re most likely sitting on your couch like a deer in headlights. Maybe you’re freaking the fahk out. You’re probably pumping while eating with one hand and holding your baby …
The fourth trimester is a whirlwind alternating between pure adrenaline and exhaustion. After baby CJ arrived, I braced myself for all of the awful things my friends so lovingly told me I would endure. Bleeding cracked nipples, undercarriage carnage and of course exhaustion like that of which I have never felt. Fortunately, the sleep was the only one that got …
***This is a sponsored conversation brought to you by Manitoba Harvest. As always, all opinions are my own. Wow! Motherhood, what a trip right? The first few months postpartum are a whirlwind of exhaustion where the only thing you worry about is B-A-B-Y. Then one day your little one begins sleeping a little longer, you feel less like a zombie …
***This post has been sponsored by buybuy Baby. As always, all opinions are my own. When I was a little girl, I would love to go pick out my own toys for special occasions like my birthday. Going to Toys R’ Us was a family affair. It is where my parents purchased my first pair of rollerblades and picked up …
