Motherhood

In the weeks right before my baby is due, I always suddenly remember all of the baby items I forgot to get. Pacifiers, burp rags, did I get enough diapers? Somehow, within the nesting frenzy, I completely forget about an entirely separate part of post pregnancy. Or rather, postpartum. I completely forget about me. Newborns […]

If you’ve been following along here on my blog or on my Instagram for a few years, you’ll know that we chose to have a home birth when we had our first son. If you want to read more about it, you can read Bastian’s birth story here. When we got pregnant this time around, […]

Tomorrow I’m 37 weeks pregnant, which has me realizing how unprepared I am for this baby compared to when I was pregnant with Bastian. And although we are planning on doing a home birth this time around as well, I always pack a hospital bag as well, just in case we end up needing to […]

This pregnancy is absolutely flying by. With my last pregnancy, I was so aware of every single moment. Every kick, every milestone, every week I was checking my app to see what vegetable my child most resembled. This time, I am constantly forgetting how far along I am. The first trimester dragggggggged on(thank you hyperemesis), […]

We have had a few days in the past few weeks where it’s been up to 50 degrees, and I have been living for the warmer weather. We’ve also had a lot of snow in the last few weeks. But we aren’t going to talk about that, haha. Every single day that it’s been over […]

Let’s take a sec and talk about how much your child’s sleep schedule affects you. If my toddler doesn’t sleep well, or naps terribly, it can ruin my entire day. I live for naptime. Don’t get me wrong, I love playing with Bastian. But naptime is when I get stuff DONE. I rely on those […]

Raising a child is no easy task, and it feels like it’s getting increasingly more difficult. With more distractions put into our children’s way every day, it can be easy to feel like your control over them and the things they consume is slipping away. Being a parent now is so different than it was […]

I feel lucky that Bastian and I had an easy breastfeeding journey. I know a lot of moms that weren’t able to breastfeed at all, or for more than a few months. Although our breastfeeding journey was never perfect, it was good. It was an incredible bonding experience for us. Since we have weaned, I […]