My husband took our 5-month-old son to the grocery store for the first time. And it went great. He wrapped Sam up in the Moby wrap with confidence (although it took 3 tries to get it right) and strolled down the aisles with a head full of hair and curious little eyes peeking out of the papoose. All the ladies smiled at the approach of a baby-wearing dad, making comments like, “Looks like you’ve got a helper today.” My husband would respond with chuckle, “Yep, I sure do,” as he placed a can of spaghetti sauce (the Hunt’s cans are $1!) into the cart. Husband and Sam whirred around the store together and left coming out under budget.
I’ll be...
This last year has been huge as far as watching my little girl turn into a little lady. She started kindergarten, rode on the school bus (which means no car seat or seatbelt), took part in actual field trips and was invited to her first sleepover. That last one was a tough one for me.
Growing up, I loved going to sleepovers. We watched movies, ate pizza and junk food, and sometimes played Light as a Feather Stiff as a Board. All very innocent stuff. But honestly, the world is a different place nowadays and sleepovers are something that falls into that "I don't trust the world with my children" category. So when my very good friend told me that her daughter was...
Sleeping through the night...Ahh, the holy grail of those first few months with your baby: he’s adorable, she’s the love of your life, you can’t remember life before her, and WHEN WILL HE STOP WAKING YOU UP AT 3 A.M.?
When we brought William home, he was a very small baby who desperately needed to gain weight. I was so concerned about him that I was happy to feed him every two hours. I’m pretty sure that pure adrenaline kept me going during those first few weeks. I rarely slept more than about 2 hours at a time. I am breastfeeding and felt like I didn’t have time to pump and let my husband take a turn. Also, for some...
I bought this necklace the December after we had Judah. It falls right above my heart and seemed like the perfect "push present" (to myself), and I have worn it practically every day since. And then one day it hit me: Where is my husband’s representation by my heart? Once I received my “Judah” necklace, I put up my “J” necklace that I wore (which stood for Joel)—and I didn’t think twice about it.
I know that is a simple example, but it stopped me in my tracks as I found my faded “J” necklace in the back of a drawer. I think we, as moms, tend to make our children our life and number one priority—without even realizing. Date nights...
I can honestly say that motherhood has always been a desire of my heart. When I was younger and people would ask me the “what do you want to be when you grow up?” question, my answer would be “a mom.” Or a ballerina. Depended on the day. Now, just a few short months from that dream becoming a reality, excited doesn’t even begin to sum it up. I’m admittedly a bit nervous about the long nights and days that are to come, but I have lots of mama friends, so I think I’ll be alright.
I have quickly learned that unwanted/negative advice just comes with this big bellied territory. It doesn’t matter how much previous mamas tell you about...
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