finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
This summer I shared The Anatomy of a Nursing Basket with the sweet Bridget of Being Frugal and Making It Work. During the month of July she hosted a Baby Shower Gift Guide, um … spectacular! Definitely check out Bridget’s blog for fantastic reviews and giveaways, you won’t be disappointed. – – – – – […]
Leah planned the best game for my baby shower back in June – everyone loved it and the prizes were genius! Pretty much, it was a basic game of memory in group fashion. All the cards were labeled with pregnancy/birth terms and there were coordinating candy prizes. Here’s the list … Twins – Mike & […]
We’re all ready to welcome Brother. Especially Jemma. She has perfected her baby kisses. She’s sweet. She’s gentle. But … She’s ready for the real thing. Her real Brother. Instead of just her baby dolls. I can’t wait to see my two children together. My mama heart will most likely explode. Sis and Bro together […]
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 […]
I’m giving myself a little vacation. Sometime in the next day/week/month I’ll be doing the whole birth thing which means I’ll be blogging a little less in order to focus on my family and snuggle my new little man! I’ll pop in from time to time, but to keep things rolling around here I’ll be […]
Around 30 weeks I started experiencing quite a bit of lower back and pelvis discomfort. I’m stiff when walking and at night my pelvis pops when I roll from side to side. My little one is getting bigger and seeing that this is my second pregnancy in 2 years I assume my body is reacting […]
Cooking … I made these bars (lies, I asked Hannah to make them for me) as a good protein source. I’m planning to whip up some more to have as a yummy snack for our birth team during brother’s arrival. Making … More like what I’m planning/hoping/wishing to make. I have some sweet boy flannel […]
4TH OF JULY PARADE … tank and shorts, old navy | hat, target Red shirt, blue shorts, white legs. I’m so patriotic :) But, seriously, the 4th was wonderful this year. My in-laws came, we went to the parade, and we ate amazing burgers. And then we BBQ’d and ate some more. It was sunny […]
Having a Great Birth Starts with Staying Healthy and Low RiskBefore pregnancy I never thought much about nutrition. I learned about the food pyramid (which has since been replaced by the plate visual), but that was about the extent of it. Pregnancy opened up my mind to all sorts of foods – especially protein options. […]
Thank you to ZzzQuil for sponsoring this post on what keeps me from having the best night sleep ever. Click here to save $2.00 on ZzzQuil. Pregnancy sleep is a fickle thing. Today at my midwife appointment my number one complaint was lack of sleep. Many days I opt to nap with Jemma for 2 […]
It all begin with these adorable invitations courtesy of Lullaby Loo … My dear friend, Leah, stumbled across them and her imagination went wild with the mustache theme for brother. Leah had a little boy last September (and yes, brother, and her son are destined to be best friends), and she is all about finding […]