I’m writing this post while holding my beautiful new baby in my lap and praying that it helps just one mama. The mama who is going through tons of emotional pain during her pregnancy and may not understand why, or worse, feels ashamed of how she feels. I wish that when I was experiencing this pain for the first time that I would have had someone…
Guest post by Dr. Rachel Cutts, Physical Therapist Ever felt pressure to bounce back and look like Beyonce after having a whole baby? Now that I have your attention—that’s irritating, right? Especially when you’re dealing with issues that make it feel almost impossible to get back your pre-pregnancy body. Especially when you don’t have a whole fleet of dedicated professionals helping you to do so.…
“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” -Osho I recently discovered this quote and it couldn’t be more true. Becoming a mother transformed me like nothing ever has before. After giving birth for the first time almost five years ago, I just knew I would…
Ladies, imagine you’re dating a guy who has 95% of the traits on the “my future husband” list you made when you were 20 and have been revising ever since. You have good chemistry, every date feels like it’s the best one yet and you’re relishing every moment with him. Maybe you’ve even taken it back to middle school and you may or may not have…
Today’s my bday (Heyyy fellow Cancers!) and I’m feeling extra grown at 29, I mean 36! I thought it would be a good time to introduce my blog and make a little list of some of the desires and goals I have swirling around in my head all the time! I can’t believe I’m just 4 years away from 40! I’m going to share 4 dreams I’d…
When we had our firstborn, our marriage changed. In many way it changed for the better and in other ways, not so much. We obviously had less time for each other and our intimacy waned. We felt exhausted and had less patience with each other at times so arguments were more frequent. The great thing is that all things work together for our good and it…
Night One We arrived in Barcelona in the morning and already it’s time for a nap! Who else stays up ALL night packing the night before your trip, no matter how long you’ve known you were taking your trip?! It’s insane. Our overnight flight was smooth and although Iso slept on the flight, I wasn’t able to. Maybe I was too excited or maybe it was…
The day before Kaara was born, I decided I needed to go to Ikea with my mom for some last minute shopping and fun. For us, Ikea may as well be an amusement park without the scary and nauseating rides. We ate in the cafeteria and walked around for hours on end (literally). We chatted about life and babies as we picked up a mattress protector,…
What It’s Really Like When we brought our newborn home and our oldest son met him, it was the cutest scene. Since that day, it has been so much fun watching our son go from ignoring him the first couple of weeks, to bonding with him and now wanting to sit right next to him when he watches Sesame Street. I look forward to them being…
I vividly remember the excitement and anticipation I felt when preparing for my first and second babies. If you’re anything like me, you want the very best of everything for your precious newborn. You might also go crazy googling the safest car seat and the chicest stroller, etc. Once you start down this slippery consumer trap, ahem, I mean once you start researching, you’ll be inundated…
