I’m back from my stay-cation!! I took a little over a week off to spend some time camping with my family! But I’m back and refreshed and ready to work! I wanted my first blog post back to be about our experience from one day of our vacation: Santa’s Village!! My husband, daughter, and twoContinue reading “Santa’s Village + Covid + 10 Month Old Baby – The Good, The Bad, and Everything in Between”
Category Archives: Lifestyle
10 Postpartum items I didn’t know I needed (#6 and #8 Are an absolute MUST!)
I never gave much thought about what happens after giving birth. I knew Giving birth would be painful and I would have bleeding, but I had no idea how gross I would actually feel. I had what they call 3rd degree tearing. I didn’t even know what this meant until I googled it once IContinue reading “10 Postpartum items I didn’t know I needed (#6 and #8 Are an absolute MUST!)”
The decision between being a stay at home mom or a working mom and how it effected my PPD
Initially this seemed like an easy decision. Most women are faced with the decision and life changes of being a stay at home mom or a working mom. Now first let me say both roles require WORK…no doubt about it! My entire life I always just assumed I would be a working mom if IContinue reading “The decision between being a stay at home mom or a working mom and how it effected my PPD”
I Need Alone Time But I Miss My Baby
Alone time?! I’ve learned since becoming a mom that alone time is necessary! That break is needed for both mental and physical health! the frustrations, anger, stress, overwhelmed mind all fade after a nice break. I get it, you’re elbows deep in diapers, feedings, tears, naps, cleaning, laundry. A mom break is not as easyContinue reading “I Need Alone Time But I Miss My Baby”
Baby #2 So Soon
Imagine, my first baby is 7 months old, I am still tackling this whole new mom life, and the daily struggles of postpartum depression. My period is late but it still is not ‘regular’ yet since delivering. No big deal, I have other things to worry about, I will start in the next few days.Continue reading “Baby #2 So Soon”
Sleepless Nights
At 9 months old, Ellie was still waking up 3-5 times a night needing a bottle. Now, I know every child is different but its hard not to compare myself to other moms who post on social media about their babies sleeping through the night at such a young age (2 months old even!!!!). IContinue reading “Sleepless Nights”
My Favorite Newborn Item
One thing I purchased after having my first child was the Baby Breeza Formula Pro. Initially, I had planned to exclusively breastfeed. That changed after a couple weeks and I began to introduce formula to her diet. Eventually, we found a formula that worked for her and slowly she was completely weened off breast milkContinue reading “My Favorite Newborn Item”