Week Update: I’m pregnant!!!!! Super excited and nervous. I took a total of three pregnancy tests just to be sure. I think that was more for me than for accuracy. Anyway, for this pregnancy I am going to write a weekly update every week along with a bump picture. I …
I confess that I use to judge toddler parents. They always seemed so unhappy and fed up with their kid. I then had my own toddler and realized what these parents had gone through. Toddlers love control and seem to run on emotional crack. Some days are so bad that …
Between the chronic sleep deprivation, zero time for myself along with the stress my kids cause me daily, let’s just say motherhood has not been kind to my skin. So, I needed to find simple and easy ways to keep my skin healthy and happy in my spare five minutes …
You have read all the tips, hacks, Facebook groups and still don’t feel like you have found success. It’s like you didn’t even know what overwhelmed felt like until the word mom joined your list of titles. You juggle a thousand responsibilities every day and yet it never seems like …
After my first baby was born, I had finally joined the ranks of motherhood. But did I? Could I add mom to my title? I didn’t feel like a mom yet. Maybe that was because it was still so new. Maybe it was because I always knew I wanted more …
You are not my first child and never will be. You were never going to be the first time I heard the words mama, the first time celebrating a baby’s birthday, or my first time having a kindergartener. But, I wanted to make sure you never felt less by being …
Read moreTo My Second Child, Let Me Tell You All the Ways Less is More
I think so many things are said to moms with good intentions. Good intentions, but not at all helpful, and as a mom I could really do without. I don’t know maybe it is just me. After reading, please comment and tell me which ones are on your list or …
Read moreMom Comments That Everyone Says That Aren’t Helpful
The only advice I got about potty training was to read the book “Oh Crap”. I didn’t read the book… oh crap. So, if you are reading this, my first advice to you is to read the book Oh Crap before you try to potty train. But if you are …
“Enjoy it, it goes by fast.” I can’t tell you the number of times I have heard this. It used to bother me so much. I just couldn’t understand the point of why people felt the need to tell me this. Don’t you think I know that between the endless …
Read moreAs a Mom, I Used to Hate this Phrase, But Don’t Anymore
I swear part of the reason babies are so expensive is that you end up buying so much useless sh*t simply because you don’t know what you need. The baby industry is massive and fueled by those pregnancy hormones that lead you to wanting to be sure you do it …