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Breastfeeding To Do List Before Baby Arrives

June 29, 2020May 1, 2020 by Emilia Lewis

I breastfed both of my babies and while it was tough at the beginning, it was the best decision I ever made. Not only …

Why You Should Share Gender But Not the Name During Pregnancy

July 2, 2020April 25, 2020 by Emilia Lewis

There's two big sharing decisions to make during pregnancy: whether or not to share the baby's name and gender. In this article I'll explain why I believe it's best to share the baby's gender, but not the baby's name. Should you share the sex of the baby with family? Should you share baby's name before birth. Should I do a gender reveal party? #pregnancy #babynames #genderreveal #maternity #motherhood

During pregnancy, there are two big sharing decisions. These decisions are also the two biggest questions you get throughout your pregnancy besides how many …

Everything I Want to Teach My Baby As They Grow Up

June 11, 2020April 23, 2020 by Emilia Lewis

While I will always be their mom and they will always be my babies, I want for them to one day leave the nest and soar on their own. Therefore, I have made a bucket list of what I want to teach my children, so they can achieve their dreams, have fulfilling relationships, be financially savvy, and travel the world. #Parenting

Dear Baby, I hope to watch you grow up, Find your passions, Have adventure, Fall in love, Start a family My list could go …

The Complete Guide to Getting Ready for Preschool

June 28, 2020April 19, 2020 by Emilia Lewis

Starting preschool is a big deal. Your child is starting their first day of school. Guide to starting preschool. Prepare child for preschool. Prepare toddler for preschool. What to do to get ready for preschool. Preschool tips to make transition easier. How to make preschool dropoff easier when the child does not want to go. #preschool #toddlers #parenting #motherhood #backtoschool

Starting preschool is a big deal. Your child is starting their first day of school. I can’t believe it sometimes since I swear yesterday …

Your Guide to Sensory Sensitivity in Toddlers

April 27, 2020April 18, 2020 by Emilia Lewis

If you have at toddler who is or might be sensory sensitive, then this post is for you! Find out everything such as what is sensory sensitivity? Examples of a sensory sensitive toddler. Steps, tips and strategies that you can take to help your toddler with sensory processing disorder. Sensory sensitive activities. How it can be the cause of your toddlers temper tantrums. Bathtime fights, loud noises, overstimulating environments #sensoryinput #toddlers #tempertantrums #pursuetoday

Originally, I thought my toddler was just a really difficult toddler since toddlerhood and temper tantrums go hand in hand. It wasn’t until someone …

9 Weeks Pregnant Bumpdate: Baby is an Olive

July 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by Emilia Lewis

9 weeks pregnant update (bumpdate). Everything you want to know about 9 weeks pregnant such as what to focus on, action items, to-do lists, first appointment, baby heartbeat, midwife, pregnancy clothing, finding parenting books, make a pre-baby project to-do list for the nursery and the house, morning sickness tea, maternity finds, baby carrier, Moby carrier. Week by Week Pregnancy Guide. Perfect for first time mom #firsttrimester #9weekspregnant #pursuetoday

9 weeks pregnant update: I am still sick but can now manage it better with all of the morning sickness tips I found. I …

How to Prevent and Deal with Toddler Meltdowns

June 28, 2020April 9, 2020 by Emilia Lewis

Here are strategies for parenting a toddler or preschooler to get you through the day. How to avoid toddler meltdown, get your toddler to cooperate, get your toddler to behave well, positive parenting, positive discipline, parenting tactics that get cooperation from toddlers and preschoolers, avoid preschool melt-downs, help toddlers and preschoolers learn to problem solve, teach them to be independent, threenager, terrible twos.

If you need some new strategies on dealing with defiant uncooperative toddler behavior, then this post is for you. I know just how tough …

8 Weeks Pregnant Bumpdate: Baby is a Raspberry

July 16, 2020March 31, 2020 by Emilia Lewis

8 Weeks Pregnant Bumpdate. What I'm learning about this week, my action items to prepare for baby, my favorite maternity and baby finds of the week. #firsttrimester #8weekspregnant first appointment heartbeat and questions , morning sickness, exercise, 2nd trimester clothing ideas, 3rd trimester clothing ideas, clothing for second trimester and postpartum, finding a pregnancy yoga class.

8 weeks pregnant update: Morning sickness thankfully has become bearable at 8 weeks pregnant with all of the things I started doing last week. …

To My Second Child

June 11, 2020March 27, 2020 by Emilia Lewis

You are not my first child and never will be. You were never going to be the first time I heard the words mama, …

How and When to Announce You’re Pregnant!

October 30, 2020March 26, 2020 by Emilia Lewis

When and how to tell your other half, family and friends that you are pregnant! Important things to consider when sharing that you're expecting. When to share the gender and the name. Questions you might get asked when you tell others you are pregnant. Why you will want to tell your significant other right away? Why you might want to wait to share your pregnancy with family? Fun ways to share the moment. How to announce your pregnancy. What week should you announce your pregnancy?

I found out I was pregnant very early during week 5 of my pregnancy. I found out using a pregnancy test and honestly, I …