finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Let’s talk baby #3 today! What I may “need”, what I want and what I’ve come to determine is pure poppycock in the realm of baby necessities. No, no – not expecting over here! Deep sigh of relief I’m sure from my husband who occasionally reads my posts. But, not expecting doesn’t keep me from […]
It takes a long time for me to process things. After my marathon labor with Jemma I focused on my new life as a mama and never processed the events of her arrival. Well, not until I was pregnant with Max and broke down from fear of experiencing labor again. During my first trimester I […]
Yesterday I was over at The Pierogie Mama sharing about my transition from one child to two. Here’s a little snippet: No doubt, going from one on one to being outnumbered is hard. I have shed tears, felt overwhelmed, used harsh words and collapsed at the end of the day with pure exhaustion. But over […]
My dear friend, Corynn, of Corynn Templet Birth Services, and I have collaborated today to share a month’s worth of encouraging birth affirmations! During my pregnancy with Jemma I didn’t really know much about birth affirmations and focused much more on educating myself on the physical side of what was happening to my and my […]
I’ve been anticipating this guest post for quite some time and I’m so happy that today is the day to share! Today, we’re gonna talk about birth control options. Hooray! It’s all the stuff you probably didn’t learn in health class, but should have. I’ll let Caitlin of Tales of the Elders do most of […]
Last week I wrote about my car supply box over at Baby Gizmo and I thought it would be fun to share a video on the same topic here! Awesome freeze frame, I know … karate chop those emergencies!!! Did you make it through the whole video? Hope so! What would you add? […]
Sometimes I wonder what all I’ll learn when baby number three comes around. Because between one and two I learned so much! I haven’t necessarily parented differently, but if I had to sum it up, I’d say I’ve parented simpler. For example, when Max was born, I left our baby bath in storage. Although I […]
Late this summer I participated in a Beauty Revealed Project photo shoot thanks to the lovely LCS Photography. The BRP focuses on capturing postpartum bodies – the remnants of pregnancy and the reality of motherhood. At first I shied away from the idea … me? Bare? I mean, I did it once … kind […]
Sharing all about the wonderful world of maternity skinnies over at Baby Gizmo! Check it out … /// Follow That Mama Gretchen on Bloglovin’ and take a peek at this month’s featured sponsor ///
A few months ago a dear friend of mine was on pregnancy bed rest. So lame, but oh so important to her and baby’s health. I wasn’t close by so I couldn’t stop by with dinner or cookies or take her son for an afternoon, so instead, I packed up a surprise box of goodies […]
Even if Max is my last baby, which I doubt/hope/pray he isn’t, I think I’ll always write about pregnancy and birth. Looking back over my accomplishments as a person, nothing stands out more than my experiences carrying and birthing my little ones. I am proud and not ashamed to say it. Not one bit. […]