Halloween Traditions for your Family
Halloween is a fun time to dress up and get tons and tons of CANDY…right? Well of course but it also a time where you can be building memories with your family. In all of the crazy fun do not…
Fall Fun on the Farm
Ever since going back to a traditional 9 to 5 job, it is never easy being away from Monkey all day. I look forward to picking him up each day from daycare, because even after nearly 3 months, I am…
Searching for the Perfect Daycare
It’s amazing how a 10-minute phone call can forever change your life. On May 31, just 5 days after Monkey turned one, I was informed that I was laid off from my job of 11 years and that my final…
Feeling Beautiful during Pregnancy
Between the weight gain, ever expanding belly, feet, face and all of those lovely hormones that make me feel like a high school kid again pregnancy is not always the most glamours time in a woman’s life. It is tough…
9 Month Checkup
It is hard to believe that in just 3 short months Monkey will be ONE! The time has seriously flown by. It seems like yesterday when I found out I was pregnant and now I have a 9-month-old. When you…
Following Mommy Instincts 1 year followup
Mommy Instincts…One year later Two months ago marks the one-year anniversary of my daughters emergency surgery. It was by far the hardest day of my life so far. It is still hard to believe at just over 2 years old,…
Breastfeeding in Public
This is a throwback post from June 2014. Crazy how it is still a relevant and controversial topic. Please enjoy and let us know your thoughts! Breastfeeding in public has been all over the news. Everything from media campaigns about…
Telling your Husband your Pregnant
Here is how I gave the amazing news to mine… You have been trying so hard to get pregnant. You have had sad moments, happy moments and tense “Will this ever work” moments. Then it happen, you pee on that…
Tips that Work for Grocery Shopping with a Buggy!
So now that I have an almost 3-year-old there will be a BIG update to this post but these worked super well so enjoy if you have little ones! This might sound strange but there is one thing that I…
Surviving Morning Sickness
I now know what true horrible debilitating morning sickness is. My first pregnancy was a breeze when it came to this particular symptom, not the story with my second. As I mentioned in my previous post, Surviving the First Trimester,…