My baby is about to be ONE and her story is ONE of a kind. She’s simply and truly as sweet, calm, quiet, gentle, and peaceful as they come. She said the word, “ya” before “no” and I think that speaks volumes about her. She is down for absolutely anything, anytime. She doesn’t have to be the center of attention, she honestly…
Friends, I am honored to introduce you to a dear friend of mine, boy mama of 3 (OK – maybe 2.5, #3 will be here in February!), an NFL coach’s wife, and former Miss Iowa USA. And if all of those honorable titles weren’t enough accalaid inside her home, she’s also a prenatal & postnatal exercise specialist! She is probably the most fit…
Congratulations. You’ve been chosen to give birth during a worldwide unprecedented pandemic outbreak. But not as a punishment. As a token of your strength. As a token of your child’s strength. No more physical than mental. “You are not being tested of your strength, you are showcasing it.” Every pregnant mom right now and moms that just gave birth are…
Hi Mama! So here it is. I’m covering everything from the classic hurting of your heart guilt feeling of bringing another baby into your family and disturbing everything your first baby knows, to how your body can physically feel the second time around. On Instagram, when I asked what you wanted to know about my second pregnancy, the resounding question was how is…
*I wrote 99% of this post while I was on bedrest during my preterm labor scare. I now have a healthy, happy, strong, perfect baby girl in my arms. Despite the scary situation, I made it to full term with my pregnancy. A matter of fact, I delivered at 38 weeks and 2 days. (aka 1 week and 2 days after what…
(SETTING INTENTIONS: MOM STYLE) Let’s talk intentions. If you ask Drew my word of the year, he will spit out intentional in a heartbeat. INTENTION: (NOUN): A DETERMINATION TO ACT IN A CERTAIN WAY. SIGNIFICANCE. PURPOSE WITH RESPECT. Everyone needs to be intentional. Speak with intention. Act with intention. But, I think we often forget how to be intentional with our time. We get lazy…
Here are my can’t live without baby items we’ve used during Bridget’s first three months of the newborn stage! It can be so difficult being thrown into the newborn world of baby must-haves, so I hope this helps you! xoxo SLEEP DockATot Deluxe+ Extra Dock A Tot Covers – The DockATot Deluxe+ comes with a cover included. You…
Well y’all, I did it. I officially went ONE FULL YEAR WITHOUT A SIP OF CAFFEINE. Yes, I went the first (and hardest) sleepless months of the newborn stage without any coffee, green tea, you name it – I didn’t have it. This is the second time I’ve really cut caffeine out of my diet. My first time was after…
BIRTH PLAN, EPIDURAL, CORD BLOOD & MORE. Let’s make it very clear right off the bat I am NOT a doctor providing medical advice or some amazing expert in childbirth. (Although, every mom out there totally deserves to feel like superwoman after birthing a child, so high fives to all of you and know you ARE an expert in YOUR story!) …
Bridget’s first breath took ours away. “Babies are a bit of stardust blown by the hands of God. Lucky the woman who knows the pangs of birth, for she has held a star.” -Larry Barretto “At the time a child is born, the mother is born too. She had never existed before that moment. There was a woman, but…
