There are a million things I wish I knew before becoming a mother. How to transfer a sleeping baby to a crib. How to prevent cradle cap. How to make plans and see friends when your infant naps 4 times a day but doesn’t sleep at night. But those are…
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Before I knew myself as a mother, I knew myself as a daughter, a wife, and a sister. I have been many things, and I will be many more. To be all of these things at once is more precious than I could have ever imagined. The first time my…
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This was your dream once, right? The sticky fingerprints on the fridge, the tiny shoes left all over the house, the toys everywhere. It was my dream, my fervent prayer, to be a mother. There are some days I wonder if I forgot that. I wonder if I forgot how…
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When I first made my registry while I was pregnant, I was so delusional. I told my husband that we don’t need a stroller because I will carry her everywhere. We don’t need a changing table I’ll just change her wherever. We don’t need a diaper pail, I will just…
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My daughter turns two in four months, so you might think I am jumping the gun with this post. Hear me out. My mom always told me that kids manifest into how you speak about them. Time and time again, this has proved true for my family. This isn’t limited…
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I find that staying home makes me a more stressed parent. I am more inclined to be on my phone, the house gets messy, and I start to feel stir crazy. If I don’t leave the house at least once a day (preferably more), I really start to lose my…
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As a general rule for myself, I do not want to do anything while my toddler naps. Usually when she naps, I fall asleep with her. Otherwise, I want to be reading, writing, sewing, baking, or any other hobby that I just enjoy. I refuse, REFUSE! To do chores if she is…
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Rainy days can be hard if you’re the kind of person that likes to spend the day outside. They can be doubly hard if your toddler is not easily entertained. It doesn’t have to be miserable! Rainy days can be just as wonderful as sunny beach days. Well. They can…
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Before having a child, the beach was a lazy day out of the house. Swim suit, towel, keys… byeeeee! I’d be in the sun for hours, have cereal for dinner because I was too tired to cook, and do it again the next day. It is NOT that easy anymore.…
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If you know me, you know I like to talk in absolutes. I’ll never do this, I’ll always do that, I want to have this same thing until I die… I could go on. Before having a baby, there were a lot of things I said I’d never do. Some…