finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
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 […]
I knew life would be much busier with two children. But let me tell you, knowing and actually experiencing are two different things. When I was pregnant I truly worried about how I would manage to love two children. My daughter still felt like my baby and I questioned if I would have the emotional […]
The last two months have been quite the adventure. Daily I find myself thinking up little pep talks to encourage myself through the day … You can do this, Gretchen. You can. Really You know, some people have twins … that would be much harder. Take some deep breathes, nap time is in less than […]
Ah … baby snuggles :) Thanks to Jeni, I’m getting in some extras today! When it comes to mothering two – I’ll take all the advice I can get and Jeni’s has some great thoughts to share on boosting the sibling love and managing the 2 kids versus 1 mama ratio :) Plus, I’m hoping […]
Mister Max is already 2 weeks old … really almost 3 … and I’m just now pulling together some Instapics from his first week. Guess that goes to show how busy things are with two little ones. Hardly any time for blogging, let alone time with two hands free! Things have been hard and wonderful […]
Big Sister Jemma tee c/o Zoey’s Attic, use code THATMAMA for 15% off your order! Just a few hours before Max was born I sat down to write a short post. I wanted to remember the sweet moments of Jemma preparing to become a big sister. Little did I know that Max would be in […]
This post made its’ first debut at The Adventures of Lactating Girl in February and then again on The Artful Mama this past spring, both during their own babymoons! – – – – – To celebrate our latest little blessing Jemma and I trekked to the library to find some books about becoming a big […]