Here’s the ultimate list of funny mom memes for mamas with babies! In those early years of having babies, funny things like memes and blog posts from other moms who GET it helped to cheer me up. Those long days and nights with little sleep, covered in spit up, wondering when your life will ever […]
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7 Ways to Avoid Mom Burnout
Us mamas have a tendency to give and give and give until we crash and burn. Here are my tips as a mom of four to avoid that awful mom burnout, from simplifying meals, to joining clubs, to knowing your personality, and more! 1. Mindset – Self Care Isn’t Selfish I truly believe we are […]
Watch Me Lose My Mummy Tummy Update – Week 3
I’ve been on a journey to close my diastasis recti to lose my mummy tummy with the Tupler Technique! But it is so much more than that – it is helping to heal my chronic back pain and prevent the possibility of developing a hernia later on. It also helps with good posture, proper digestion […]
Watch Me Lose My “Mummy Tummy” – Diastasis Recti
Join me on an 18-week journey to lose my “mummy tummy” and gain back strength to my core, and hopefully eliminate the back pain that comes with being a mom! All with the Tupler Technique to fix my Diastasis Recti. Baby Pooch, better known as a Diastasis Recti Loving your body after you have a […]
Reader Parenting Tips for New Moms and Dads
I’ve always said being a first-time parent is like sleep walking – you have no idea where you’re going, what’s coming next or can even see straight as you bump and trip over things. It ain’t easy! You can read all the books in the world and so-called expert advice, but sometimes it means squat […]
A Mama’s Guide to Breastfeeding Essentials
Isn’t it amazing how such tiny people require so much STUFF? At least, the bigger they get the less stuff they require, but it’s much more expensive stuff. If you are pregnant and planning to nurse your baby, here is my recommended list of must-have stuff to survive and make breastfeeding a little easier. Just […]
A Mama’s Buying Guide to Newborn Baby Gear Essentials
From one mom to another, here are all the products I can personally recommend for mothers of newborns or expecting mamas! If you were like me when I was pregnant with my first, I was totally overwhelmed with what I needed to buy for the creature that was making my belly quite round (not to mention a […]
Our Gender Reveal Party and Baby Announcement!
Are you dying to know yet? I know I was this morning – we had our sonogram (see the 3-d pics here!) two days ago so I was ready to find out today. We had an awful night last night with the boys – let’s just say, their room STUNK. I will not be feeding […]
My Almost-Natural, Quite Traumatic Birth Story
As we prepare to welcome our third baby into our family, it seems timely to write about my first labor and birth story. When we got pregnant with Gabriel I never imagined I would live to experience the kind of labor and delivery story I’m about to share with you. It was extremely long, emotional, […]
Crochet Baby Cocoon – Free Crochet Pattern
Here is a pattern for crochet baby cocoon that is uber-soft, ribbed, and looks like it was knitted. I chose to make this one differently than most of the patterns you’ll see. Most are made like a very long, upside-down hat. This one is made as a rectangle, sewn together, then crochet the base […]
