Prenatal Self-Care with Make-Ahead Scrambled Egg Muffins
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NatureMadePrenatalDHA #CollectiveBias As a new mom, one of the best pieces of advice I was...
View ArticleWhat I Wish I Knew As a First Time Mom
This post is sponsored by Cord Blood Registry ® (CBR ®), but the opinions expressed here are my own. Here we are… days away from meeting baby number 3. And being this close to her arrival, I just keep...
View ArticleWhat’s In My Hospital Bag
Nothing. No seriously. Up until a few days ago, I had zero packed. Not for me, not for the new baby, not for my other two kids (who will, undoubtedly, need a change of clothes and diapers when a...
View ArticleGetting Creative in Cleveland
Despite being very pregnant, I’ve set some fairly decent goals for myself over the last year. One of them is to put myself in front of the camera more frequently. It’s hard, I think, as a mom —...
View ArticleTips For an Active + Healthy Pregnancy with Ajoyo
From the moments you find out you’re expecting a new baby, things change. There is so much to consider — keeping the baby healthy, eating right, exercising, maintaining some normalcy, and working...
View Article6 Tips For An Unmedicated Childbirth
Just 5 and a half short weeks separate me from meeting Baby #3. And, though I’ve been in disbelief for most of this pregnancy, it’s all starting to get real. Really real. See, I know that in order to...
View ArticlePreparing for a new baby with meals, support, and CBR.
Whether it’s your first baby or your 7th baby, adding a new child into your family can be stressful. There are a million things to consider, before, during, and after welcoming your new bundle of...
View ArticleGender Reveal // Baby Number 3 is a >>>
It’s a girl! I can’t keep it a secret any longer! I know I said we weren’t going to find out the gender of this baby, but at that 20 week anatomy scan I started having second thoughts. I text Chad and...
View Article3rd Baby, 3rd Trimester !
It’s here! It’s here! And it hit me like a smack in the face. In fact, I didn’t even realize that I’m *in* my third trimester until I got a BabyCenter email telling me. Oops? The beginning of the last...
View ArticleSO WHAT if I’ve been busy slacking.
It’s been a heck of a few weeks. Between (finally) recovering from the flu, and being so exhausted that I can’t function, I think I’m finally back on the up and up (ish). But so what if I’ve been...
View ArticleRemy Bea // Birth Story Part 2
See Part 1 of Remy Bea’s birth story here. Okay, I know I said the last post was going to be super long, but this one is even longer… sorry! I really should have known (or at least checked) to see...
View ArticleRemy Bea // Birth Story Part 1
Bear with me… this is a bit lengthy… Guys. I was desperate — absolutely desperate — to go into labor. On Thursday of last week, my due date, I saw my OB. I was only 2 centimeters dilated and not at...
View Articlepostpartum fitness // wishes + plans
I know I’m not postpartum yet, but gosh, I cannot wait to get back to feeling like myself. Don’t get me wrong, I’m giving myself as much time as necessary to heal, postpartum. However, this warmer...
View ArticleA PSA to our friends + family // It’s not you, it’s me.
It’s not you. It’s us. Well technically, it’s both. This may be the most uncomfortable blog post I’ve ever written. But here it goes: We will not be accepting visitors for a few days after this baby...
View Articlefarewell to three.
I’ve been clinging to some Moosh time as of late. Big time. I know our time is coming to a close as a family of three. And it’s making me super emotional. Super emotional for my first baby. And for...
View ArticlePostpartum Survival Guide // Baby 2.0
I’m not going to lie, even though I’ve been through labor and delivery once before, I’m still straight-up terrified of going through it again. My doctors have been really confident that I will be able...
View ArticleLife Lately | January 2016
Life has been crazy busy lately. But we haven’t actually done anything lately. Seriously. Here’s the long + short of what we’ve been up to as of late: Nesting. I’ve been mega-nesting as of late. Like,...
View Articlemore pregnancy honesty | #MyPoiseMoment
There’s been no shortage of honesty around this here blog. Always have been, always will be! And as we all know, this pregnancy has been completely and totally different than my pregnancy with Moosh....
View Articlebut wait! there’s more!
Because just when you think “nothing else can happen,” something does. Like picking up your prescription and rear ending a girl leaving Target during her lunch break. Yep. That happened. Luckily [and...
View Articlebecause pregnancy.
As easy of a pregnancy as I had with Moosh, I was silly to assume this pregnancy would be equally as easy. I mean, TWO easy pregnancies?! Ha. Riiiight. Yesterday I went to see my OB for just a general...
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