Tears rolled down my cheeks as I stared in the full-length mirror. It was one week following the birth of my first child and I did not recognize the body staring back at me. What happened? It was like my beautiful baby bump was now a deflated balloon of excess skin. I did my best to talk myself off the critical voice cliff,
“Look at what your body has been through.”
“You gave birth to a beautiful and healthy baby boy.”
“It is going to take time for your body to get back to normal.”
“What a load of crap,” I thought to myself as I continued to stare at the body before me. How do those women get those ‘pre-baby bodies’ back...
As I've mentioned before, I was late to the iPhone party. Not even fashionably late--more like "did your invitation get lost in the mail?" late. Logging onto my Instagram for the first time last year got me so excited. I love blogging, taking pictures, and sharing them with my friends--plus who doesn't love the gratification of people "hearting" or "double-tapping" my photos, which are just extensions of me, right?
After a few months, without realizing, I began seeking out scenes that I could post instead of just living my life as usual. In building up my Instagram feed, I wanted to be able to look back and see my life through the eyes of what others see. Which I hoped...
Welcome back to our 2-Part Series on "Potty Training". Yesterday, we looked at what it takes to fully prepare for our discussion today, which we will affectionately refer to as "Operation Potty Week". Enjoy!
Wake up! - On the morning of the Big Day, get outta bed like a pop-tart out of a toaster at the first sign of your little one stirring. After a good morning smooch and hug, make the announcement that it’s Potty Week! and it’s time to be a Big Kid & wear underpants…enter Cloth Training Pants. Make a dash to the potty and introduce all of the new and exciting thing you have and go over the rules.
Explain that sitting on the potty = 1...
Thinking about Potty Training for your Little One? Potty Training (PT from here on out) is not something you want to dive into willy nilly. For a successful go at it, you’ll need to prepare, prepare, prepare.
Keys to successful Potty Training
A Proper Introduction – At the first sign of interest in the potty, begin letting your child explore and experience what it’s like to use the potty … the real potty. I recommend using a removable potty seat that you place on top of a standard toilet seat, rather than a separate potty that you’ll have to transition out of eventually and that you can’t take with you when you’re out and about. Get them used to the real...
Our birth stories don’t all begin the moment we bring our children into the world. For me, it began in high school with a moment imprinted on my heart forever: staring at my doctor’s face as she said, “You have endometriosis. Having children will be very, very difficult for you.” From that moment on, I had resolved in my heart that I would never be the one thing I always wanted to be...a mother.
Fast-forward five years later after only two months of marriage and seeing those two pink lines, it was instant amazement, awe, wonder, and excitement. With my first pregnancy, I suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum, sporadic bleeding, gestational diabetes, preterm labor at 28 weeks, and prodromal labor that...
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