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The first baby is an exciting new adventure and shopping for said child is a daunting task trying to decide which baby gear and what baby tools are actually worth the money and space they take up. I remember that I wanted to be as minimalistic as possible, but that if something was extremely helpful…
I sat in the family room watching my oldest daughter interact with her baby brother. The whelming flood of emotions that I felt seeing this all unfold left me feeling both empty and exceedingly full. I started to contemplate the complexities of raising children, especially now as a big family, and all of the emotions…
Expecting a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or beyond baby is usually less about all new things and more about pulling out tubs of clothes, washing pillow cases and old baby blankets, and dusting off baby gear. However, I do believe there is definitely a need to make a baby registry even if you already have kiddos!…
I have had 4 successful home births, including one unplanned free birth because baby came 10 to 15 minutes before the midwife got there. After hiring midwives in three different states and going through the birthing process so many times, I have not just followed their own lists of what they want in a home…
I never wanted to give birth at home. “How foolish” I would think back in the summer of 2012. And looking back I can pinpoint that I really meant “how scary, unknown, and foreign.” The the reality is, that was just my culture and lack of understanding talking. Quite honestly, it was also I think…
If you’ve just had a baby, you may be ready to get back to your pre-pregnancy workout routine but now you have a few new challenges to face. For example, what will you do with your baby while you exercise? How will you find the time in your already busy schedule to make time to…
For years, doctors thought babies were born without any familiarity with the outside world. But recent research is changing this, offering insights into what babies comprehend and remember after they’re born, and how that information prepares them for the outside world. Doctors are starting to realize that babies begin to engage their senses and learn…
In the last 5 years, I have built a few different home businesses as a work at home mom raising toddlers and newborn babies. The whirlwind of bringing a new child into the home is already enough to rock the boat and challenge family dynamics, but trying to actually get work done too can sometimes…
With my first pregnancy, I was so excited and nervous I just blurted out “I’m pregnant” with no cute pregnancy announcement. But with babies number 2 and 3, I planned a little better and found unique and fun ways to announce a new sibling in the house. And while our kids don’t always cooperate, there…
The tiny little people I call my children make me feel so alive and yet the experience of raising them in the early years has sucked the life right out of me. Four long years of raising kids without a village and I learned to suffer in relative silence, simply hoping for a bit of…
My third child was born with teeth. They were two little daggers waiting to see what damage they could do on me. And knowing the pain of both the newborn stage and the horrors of a biting baby while trying to breastfeeding, my blood ran cold just at the sight of them. Breastfeeding is hard…
There was a sudden surge of running, bouncing, and peering up on the bed. It was 6:30 am and our dog Samson seemed to be going crazy. That or he was celebrating with us because in the few minutes previous, I gave birth to Rhett. While preparing for a baby, we addressed this, but because…