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Shrink, Mama, Shrink!

I forgot to mention … along with Jemma’s growth, I have been shrinking. Today marks my return to pre-pregnancy weight. The scale read 154.6 pounds this morning (I was 155 when I got pregnant and then dropped to 145, before bounding up to 186 the day I went into labor)..Now to just tone everything up […]

Visitors

Aunt Leah (one of mama’s dear friends) took the day of work and road tripped to meet Jemma  for the first time. We also went on an outing to Starbuck’s! Aunt Katie visited in the midst of her grad school homework and student teaching … of course, she dressed Jemma in the best onesie of […]

2 Weeks of Wonderful

My darling girl is 2 weeks old. It is amazing how fast time has already gone. She doesn’t have the newborn glow any more; she is turning into a little baby girl. Growing like a weed, I tell ya!. . .In the last week we have gotten into more of a schedule. We get up […]

EcoStore USA Review

Over the last few months I’ve been communicating with Maggie from EcoStore USA. She is a mom blogger who has a heart for family’s health and wellness and has partnered with EcoStore USA to provide some amazing products to family’s like mine. Maggie contacted me about reviewing some of EcoStore USA’s products and I jumped […]

On this fine Monday …

.Jem and I are spending our first day solo!.Daddy’s alarm went off at 5:30 am. While he got ready Jem and I snuggled in for an early morning nursing session. She dozed off (as did I) and we didn’t wake up until 8:30 am. Such a nice long stretch of sleep for mama..We nursed again […]

Have I really been a mama for a whole week?

I’ve been a mama for one week, the best week of my life :) Here is what I’ve learned … Cloth nursing pads are divine … those disposables are not as soft, fill up my garbage and are hardly absorbent. Cloth is the way to go. Mine are bamboo velour/hemp and are here to stay. Baby swings […]