We are so over this. We have been pandemic parenting for nearly two years, and here we are once again, canceling and being canceled. We're home alone with our kids, in the winter, in the rain, and with the...
Happy New Year! It’s time for another “to do” list. I enjoyed creating last year’s list so much that I decided to do it again for this year. Truthfully, I enjoy doing it. As our family ages, our needs...
It’s been a long journey, filled with detours (plus anxiety, heart palpitations, tears, sorrow, frustration, etc.), but finally, finally, we’re on track. I suppose “on track” is incorrect; if anything, what we’ve learned is the importance of personalized care.
I’m...
As the pandemic continues to unfold, I will be spending the next months reflecting on the lessons we have learned in the past year and a half. Lessons such as 1) there is no such thing as buying too...
When I met my husband I didn’t have plans or fairytale dreams of getting married and having children. Sadly, I had lost those dreams after I hit the dating scene in college and met so many bad seeds. But...
“I’m going to miss not being able to use COVID-19 as an excuse to cancel plans. I have gotten really comfortable being alone.”
Over the seventeen months, we have heard this sentiment a lot. The positive reframe is that the...
The problem is, I don’t know the shape of this yet. I don’t know how much space it takes up inside of me, how it changes the outline of my body. I see myself in the mirror and I...
Before we had children, my husband and I decided we wanted to have a big family. Four seemed like a good number, we even picked out names and agreed on them. Flash forward to baby number one, we had...
This is a dedication post to my husband - a remarkable person that amazes me everyday. And yes as corny as it sounds, seeing him love our children makes me fall more and more in love with him. Honestly,...
Today marks the first month of my boobs being child-free. Again. After 23 months of non-stop attention.
It is still weird and exciting at the same time. As time goes on, you forget the craziness associated with regular breastfeeding. All...
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