Why I Choose Not To Wear Makeup
Why I Choose Not To Wear Makeup
When I wake up in the morning, my routine is quite simple. I go to the bathroom, brush my teeth and hair, wash my face, and get dressed....
You Breast Believe: Breastfeeding Is HARD!
You Breast Believe: Breastfeeding Is Hard!
To breast feed or not to breast feed that is the question.. When I asked my mom if she breastfed me when I was a babe she said it...
Two Introverts And A Baby
Two Introverts And A Baby
When my husband and I were expecting our baby, we talked a lot about how our lives were going to change. We were prepared to sleep less. We also knew...
3 Reasons Why I Still Like Pamela Druckerman’s Book Bringing Up Bébé
Reasons Why I Still Like Pamela Druckerman's Book: Bringing Up Bébé
I only read one parenting book while pregnant with my first child and it was Pamela Druckerman’s 2012 best-selling book, Bringing Up Bébé: One...
Beast Mode: Motherhood
Tonight I came to the conclusion, that we as moms are total beasts. All the moms I see in my circle endure SO much, all of the time. Rarely do I hear complaints, I...
Blueberry Eyes for Mother’s Day
It is around this time of year that I reminisce about my first daughter’s birth, she was born a week before Mother’s Day. The daughter that made me a mother. The daughter that made...
I’m a Good Parent But a Bad Spouse (And I’m Sorry)
Every morning when my alarm goes off I go on autopilot. I roll over, snuggle our son and we have our morning nursing session. It’s the calmest part of our morning. It’s our time...
Breastfeeding Didn’t Come Naturally, and I Wasn’t Okay
When my newborn son wouldn’t breastfeed, I completely unraveled: breastfeeding didn't come naturally. I had planned to nurse him for his first year and simply would not accept that this might not happen. The...
I was a Crunchy Mama Fraud!
“So what would you like to do with your placenta?” my compassionate Midwife inquired.
“Yeah sure I’ll keep that.” I half-heartedly returned.
(I heard it was good for you and…stuff…?)
“OK then! Where is your ice chest...
Reasons Why I’m Excited to Stop Breastfeeding
After the pregnancy test confirmed my suspicions there were so many decisions I needed to make. When do I tell my husband? Should I get a doula? What type of birthing classes did I...